Genetic improvement: Articles and factsheets

The Livestock Library is a one-stop shop for livestock production information with more than 60,000 conference papers, journals, scientific and extension papers, including research by the Beef CRC…
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Southern Beef Technology Services (SBTS) is a joint initiative of Meat & Livestock Australia, the Agricultural Business Research Institute and Breed Societies that run the majority of their…
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Tropical Beef Technology Services (TBTS) is a joint initiative of Meat & Livestock Australia, the Agricultural Business Research Institute and Breed Societies that run the majority of their…
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Selecting cattle to improve temperament can benefit beef production and animal performance, in addition to improving animal welfare and human safety. Beef CRC research found favourable genetic and…
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Growth is a trait of economic importance, is moderately heritable, and can be measured with reasonable accuracy. In general, with all other things being equal, higher growth rates…
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The requirement for carcases to meet market specifications has become increasingly important in the beef industry with producers aiming to optimise their abattoir and market compliance rates in…
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The fertility of a breeder herd has a significant impact on the profitability of a beef breeding business. Basically, more weaners from a set number of breeders over…
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Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) are estimates of an animals’ genetic merit for a particular trait and an indication of how an animal’s progeny will perform. EBVs are expressed…
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BREEDPLAN is a system of genetic evaluation of beef cattle developed by the Animal Genetics & Breeding Unit (AGBU) with the BREEDPLAN technology licenced to the Agricultural Business…
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Find out about cross breeding cattle, combining the attributes of two or more breeds, rotational crossbreeding, composite breeds and other information.