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Reducing calf loss has been identified as a research priority for the northern beef industry. There are a number of potential causes of calf loss, including poor mothering…
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Discover how to get the most out of your breeders in northern continuous mating systems through heifer and breeder management in this article.
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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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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Calf loss and heifer mortality have been major topics of conversation in the north for years, and frankly, people can talk about it until the cows come home.…
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Detection of maternal behaviours associated with suckling in beef cattle The ‘uSuckled’ project is investigating the ability to remotely monitor suckling events using devices (such as accelerometers, sound…
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The ‘Calf 48 hour’ project is evaluating and enhancing technologies to detect parturition events in cattle in order to improve diagnosis of causes of calf loss in extensive…
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Calf loss in northern Australian beef herds is a major problem confronting the productivity of business operations. In this BeefConnect webinar recording, join Tim Schatz (Principal Livestock Research…
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Key findings Cows with bottle teats immediately after calving are a major cause of calf loss in an extensively managed Northern Territory beef herd. Udders of the cows…
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