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Solving the Drought and Bushfire crisis
"Fran Higham" writes:
"John Savage" wrote in message The first step to insulating agriculture against extended periods of zero rainfall is to get rid of all hoofed animals from unimproved grazing land. Sounds great in theory but unfortunately it is not necessarily true on the ground. At least with hoofed animals there is some hope of managing stocking density: not so with the so-called soft footed natives which, in current numbers, do a LOT of damage. When land is carrying more mouths than it can support, regardless of species, some damage is inevitable. But, just as was done with the pig and the ox, selective breeding over generations could give us a heavy-set less-athletic 'roo---more tractable and less flighty---and ultimately more manageable. One advantage about farming in a low-rainfall climate, if you erect good fencing and yards around your few watering holes you could pen the animals (by remote control, closing the gate via a webcam link?) when the mob comes to drink. In drier times, anyway. They do tail-docking of lambs and some dogs, and I am wondering about the result on its speed of tail-docking a roo as a joey. Anyone ever seen a 'roo without a tail, perhaps as the result of an accident, and can say how this affected its ability to leap? Anyway, GM experimentation should soon be able to create the ideal farm animal for any region! -- John Savage (for email, replace "ks" with "k" and delete "n") |
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