Genetics research and extension services

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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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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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Tropical Beef Technology Services (TBTS) 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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The National beef genetics extension strategy aimed to increase the understanding and ability of beef cattle breeders to use knowledge and tools to cost effectively increase the rate of…
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Beef CRC projects were conducted through the Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies to enhance the productivity and profitability of the Australian beef industry.