Resources

This booklet focuses on best practice techniques for branding, castrating and dehorning cattle and provides information relating to a number of alternatives for each procedure, including necessary equipment and maintenance, […]

Is your breeder herd pulling its weight? If you’re unsure, then this BeefConnect webinar recording is for you. We’ll cut through the data and focus on what really matters for […]

The ‘Calf 48 hour’ project is evaluating and enhancing technologies to detect parturition events in cattle in order to improve diagnosis of causes of calf loss in extensive grazing systems. […]

Calf loss and heifer mortality have been major topics of conversation in the north for years, and frankly, people can talk about it until the cows come home. In terms […]

In this Calf Alive symposium presentation, the speakers from the first day of the symposium tackle technical and practical questions posed by the audience. Topics discussed include: Akabane disease, quality […]

In this Calf Alive symposium presentation, the speakers from both days of the symposium tackle technical and practical questions posed by the audience. Topics discussed include: the complexity and the […]

Calf loss in beef breeding herds is a global problem causing reduced liveweight production and lower profitability. Recent, large studies have shown that the major risk factors are very different […]

Rearing a newborn calf can be extremely challenging and requires much patience and commitment. The key to success is keeping the calf in a comfortable environment, well fed and free […]

Key findings Cows with bottle teats immediately after calving are a major cause of calf loss in an extensively managed Northern Territory beef herd. Udders of the cows with bottle […]

Calf loss in northern Australian beef herds is a major problem confronting the productivity of business operations. In this BeefConnect webinar recording, join Tim Schatz (Principal Livestock Research Officer, Northern […]