National Honey Bee Breeding Strategy 2024-2029
In all livestock industries, genetic selection has been used to increase animal productivity and, by extension, enterprise profitability. The Australian honey bee industry is no...
47 pages
Published: 22 Oct 2019
Author(s): Nural Cokcetin, Simon Williams, Shona Blair, , Dee Carter, , Peter Brooks, Liz Harry
ISBN: 978-1-76053-058-7
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This large, systematic analysis of Australian Leptospermum honey provides a rigorous evidence base for the value of Australian Leptospermum honey as a therapeutic agent that is as effective as manuka honey against bacteria.
This report also provides results of a structured survey of Australian leptospermum honey, along with laboratory assessments of antimicrobial and antifungal activity using current best practice, that will provide the scientific data required to capitalise on this resource.