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Wet and dry segregation is a recommended practice to enable culling of unproductive animals by identifying cows that show up as dry in two consecutive musters. Using this…
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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.
Prevention is better than a cure. Especially when it comes to the productivity and profitability of your beef breeding enterprise. Pestivirus, also known as bovine viral diarrhoea virus…
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The PREgCHECK® (NCPD) scheme is a nationally recognised quality tail tagging system for the identification and certification of cattle pregnancy status, particularly for sale purposes. It was developed…
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Real examples of northern-type breeders with different body condition scores. Photographs and descriptions of body condition scores 1 to 5.
Pregnancy testing is a very valuable management tool. To ensure that the returns outweigh the effort and cost, it is essential to establish objectives to determine how the…
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An introduction to the concept of spike feeding beef cattle in northern Australia, what it is, what and how long to feed, potential benefits, etc.
Profitable beef businesses of the future will be those that have already started some years earlier to improve the inherent fertility of their breeder herd through monitoring performance,…
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Key messages Seasonal mating reduces the period of lactation in the dry season, preserving body condition, supporting healthy egg development and ovarian function for cycling following calving. Supplement…
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Key messages Cows lactating during the dry season in northern Australia often lose weight as the pasture diet can’t provide enough protein and energy. The loss of body…
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