Phosphorus and other minerals: Projects

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Supplementation is a common topic amongst producers, however, how many are aware of the requirements of their herd and the impact of their supplementation programs? In many northern…
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Much of northern Australia is phosphorus (P) deficient. In these areas, the benefits of supplementing cattle with P can be significant. The recent P supplementation trial at Victoria…
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Supplementation of extensively managed beef breeding herds to overcome mineral deficiencies and improve animal performance is beneficial, but can also be costly. Supplementation decisions should be carefully considered…
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The GrazingFutures Livestock Business Resilience program funds many smaller projects, events and professional development opportunities, and technology showcases. Advancing Beef Leaders The Advancing Beef Leaders (ABL) program is…
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Introduction Phosphorus (P) often restricts beef production in northern Australia. When an animal’s P demand cannot be met either from the diet or by mobilising body reserves, dietary…
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Much of northern Australia is phosphorus (P) deficient (Picture 1), but supplement sales figures and beef research/extension officers tell us that the majority of properties in deficient areas…
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The Validation and demonstration of a diagnostic tool for phosphorus status of beef cattle project sought to validate the ratio of faecal phosphorus (P) to diet digestibility (DMD)…
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The Re-alimentation of phosphorus deficient cattle project investigated the responses of phosphorus deficient animals to a high phosphorus supplement. Summary Feed intake and liveweight gain are affected by…
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The Producer phosphorus manual for the northern cattle industry project developed the manual Phosphorus management of beef cattle in northern Australia (PDF, 2.13MB) which contains both practical and scientific…
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