Gene discovery for post partum reconception and age at puberty in tropically adapted beef cattle

The Gene discovery for post partum reconception and age at puberty in tropically adapted beef cattle project developed and validated genetic tests for improved post partum reconception and reduced age of puberty.

For more information, please read the final report summary and download the final report (B.NBP.0364) (PDF, 1.5MB) from Meat & Livestock Australia.

Contact: Brian Burns, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

When: 1 January 2006 to 23 June 2012

Collaborators: Beef Cooperative Research CentreCSIRO, University of Queensland and the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit