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Rangeland pastoralism: change and sustainability
Author
Holmes, P. R.
Publisher
Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2015
Body

Rangeland pastoralism has existed in Australia for almost as long as white settlement. While the
basic products have not changed over time, beef, sheep meat and wool, the production processes
have. Technological advances in animal health and husbandry and the substitution of plant,
machinery and infrastructure for labour, have substantially increased the potential for improved
productivity and have substantially increased the potential for improved productivity and operating efficiency...

Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
It is recommended that papers in the conference proceedings be cited in the following manner:
Bastin, G, Sparrow, A, Scarth, P., Gill, T. Barneston, J. and Staben G. (2015). Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia's rangelands. In Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs (Ed M.H. Friedel) [Australian Rangeland Society: Perth]
Conference Name
18th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 12-16 April 2015
Keywords
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