Husbandry

FutureBeef asked graziers Kurt Mayne, Ian McCamley, Bruce Mayne and, grazier and feedlot manager Sarah Donovan how they operated their backgrounding and feedlotting businesses.  How Kurt Mayne meet’s…
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Transporting and handling livestock is a specialist task and one which the whole supply chain relies on to be performed safely, efficiently, and professionally to protect our animals,…
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Bloat occurs when excess gas accumulates in the rumen because it cannot be belched or pass through the digestive tract. Two forms of bloat occur: Frothy: Some plants…
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In this video, beef producers Sonya, Glen and Trevor Shelley discuss the weaner management practices on their property Wandoo near Nebo. Sonya emphasises the importance of managing for…
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Planning for drought or drought recovery will require you to make some tough and difficult decisions around feeding and caring for your livestock and how to best manage…
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Can pain relief husbandry practices improve animal health and well-being? In alignment with the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework’s objective of achieving 100% utilisation of pain relief for husbandry…
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This booklet will give you insight into improving cow fertility while reducing cow and calf losses in the North. In mid 2021, Gulf Savannah NRM and Department of…
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This series of recorded webinars is focused on supporting small landholders during times of drought and the subsequent recovery processes. This is part 5 of a 5-part webinar…
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The Welfare outcomes of calves of two ages castrated by elastrator rings project investigated the welfare outcomes of calves castrated by either elastrator rings or by surgery under…
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Good, low stress cattle handling improves productivity, such as liveweight gains, conception rates, weaning, meat quality, etc. and decreases your stress!