Resources

Planning for drought or drought recovery will require you to make some tough and difficult decisions around feeding and caring for your livestock and how to best manage your pastures. […]

Can pain relief husbandry practices improve animal health and well-being? In alignment with the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework’s objective of achieving 100% utilisation of pain relief for husbandry practices by […]

This series of recorded webinars is focused on supporting small landholders during times of drought and the subsequent recovery processes. This is part 5 of a 5-part webinar series. In […]

The Resilience strategies for small landholders recorded webinar series is focused on supporting small landholders during times of drought and the subsequent recovery processes. This is part 4 of a […]

The Review of the welfare risks and the science that underpins welfare standards of cattle and sheep at slaughter project investigated the science behind current standards and codes of practice […]

The Review of Animal Welfare QA Systems for Livestock Industries in the UK and Europe project investigated existing systems with a view to developing an Australian quality assurance system to […]

Melinee Leather, a beef producer at Banana in Queensland, discusses what the cattle welfare standards mean for your business in this short video. From 1 October 2017, producers needed to meet […]

Excessive heat load (EHL) in feedlot cattle, more commonly during the summer months can result in significant production losses and animal welfare considerations. High body heat loads can develop in […]

Animal welfare is essential for sustainable and profitable cattle production. It is also a legal responsibility. The Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Cattle (PDF, 1.25MB), encourages humane management […]