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Electronics to transform sheep industry

10/04/2003

Australia’s sheep industry is to be transformed by electronic technology that will revolutionise Australian farming systems. Graziers will be able to move from manual whole of flock management systems to precision management at the level of the individual sheep. The Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) for the Australian Sheep Industry says electronic sheep management, drought-resistant cereals and pre-emptive strikes on new diseases are all part of the next wave of technologies.

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