Feedlot environment

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The Weather station review update project built upon the findings of the Weather station review project and conducted a review of automatic weather stations (AWS) that can measure…
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For cattle in a feedlot their risk of heat stress changes from day to day. The Daily heat load monitoring tool project aimed to: develop and test a…
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The Impact of increased climate variability on Australian feedlots project was undertaken to investigate the effects of possible future climate scenarios for each of the five major feedlot…
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The Weather station review project investigated a range of weather stations in order to provide recommendations to feedlot operators who may need to collect weather data for feedlot…
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The Feedlot bedding study followed on from the scoping study, Bedding material use in cattle feedlots (B.FLT.0379 ) and investigated pen surface amendments and assessed the impacts of…
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The Cattle heat load toolbox upgrade project added new features to the web based Cattle Heat Load Toolbox (CHLT) which alerts feedlot operators of impending adverse weather conditions…
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The Environmental performance review of Australian feedlots project conducted an environmental performance review of the feedlot sector and, where possible, compared results to previous work. Summary MLA has previously…
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This book contains a series of six Tips & Tools designed to provide a comprehensive guide to understanding, recognising and managing heat load in feedlot cattle. Download a…
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The ‘Myco-insecticide for nuisance fly control in cattle feedlots’ project will improve and evaluate Metarhizium based myco-insecticide with a view to developing a commercial product for use in cattle feedlots.