Managing cattle in feedlots

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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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The Review of diagnostic technologies for monitoring feedlot animal health project undertook a scoping study of current and emerging technologies and systems capable of remotely identifying shy-feeders and…
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The Feedlot education, training and technical services project aimed to deliver information, education, training and technical services to improve management practices among cattle lot feeders throughout Australia, through…
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The project Assessing cattle motivation for access to pasture or feedlot environments investigated cattle perception of the feedlot environment by assessing motivation to access either a feedlot or…
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This Meat & Livestock Australia factsheet details what Bovine Respiratory Disease is and how it can be prevented and controlled to increase feedlot productivity and animal welfare (PDF, 343KB).

Four distinct factors impact feedlot profitability: buying price of store cattle selling price of finished cattle cost of the diet cattle performance, as influenced by management. Each factor…
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The Australian Feedlot industry production represents a significant value adding and finishing mechanism to the Australian beef industry – read more…