Animal production, and some related problems, in Southland: Part I

Authors: Dayus CV
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 1, Issue 4, pp 87-92, Jun 1953
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Animal production/wastage, Environment, Husbandry/husbandry procedures, Soil/sand
Article class: Review Article

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Abstract:

Extract: A short description of the main topographical features will serve to introduce Southland, a term embracing the Counties of Southland, Wallace, Fiordland, and Stewart Island. At the foot of the South Island, the southern mountain system tends to break up. The Takitimu, Eyre, Garvie, and Umbrella mountains provide prominent landmarks which are no longer part of the main range. South-wards there is a continuation of hilly country of varying elevation, culminating in a wide fertile area known as the Southland Plain. This plain extends from Fortrose (at the mouth of the Mataura River) in the East, to Riverton in the West, with its northern boundary provided by a line joining Gore to Otautau.

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