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Breeding herds with an increasing proportion of polled animals is highly topical in the Australian beef industry. Producer and public concerns surrounding dehorning mean that actively selecting for…
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The BreedNorth WA project is well underway in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. It is a WA state government funded initiative, with oversight from the…
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The female reproduction Phenobank project was undertaken to collect datasets to build a reference population to facilitate genomic selection in northern Australian cattle. A large reference population is…
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The Price family have implemented phosphorus supplementation, vaccination, parasite management, control mating and objective bull selection on Greenlake Station, Rossmoya. The Price family purchased Greenlake Station north of…
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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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Genomic information is playing an increasingly important role in genetic evaluation for beef cattle breeders. As genotyping becomes more common, it is the quality and quantity of phenotypes…
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‘Female selection in beef cattle’ provides a practical overview to help you to understand the basics of female selection and management, better understand the relative contribution of female selection to the overall herd, and improve your skills in female selection and management.
This booklet will assist you to: define markets, determine breeding goals and plan breeding programs. This publication covers topics such as achievable gains from a planned breeding program;…
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Beef cattle recording and selection provides an overview of basic beef cattle genetics and the basic principles of planned breeding and selection in practice. It includes producers’ experiences…
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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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