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Breeder performance is a key profit driver in beef businesses. To improve performance, we must measure it so we can assess and monitor it on an ongoing basis. Fertility calculations […]

Wet and dry segregation is a recommended practice to enable culling of unproductive animals by identifying cows that show up as dry in two consecutive musters. Using this strategy can […]

Year-round mating is common practice for northern Australian beef properties, due to the difficulty in managing the bulls across extensive areas. As a result, many calves are born during the […]

Reproductive disease management can be easily overlooked within a beef cattle enterprise, and it requires appropriate management to minimise the impacts on productivity and profitability. In this webinar recording, Professor […]

Addressing the mortality rate of cows and calves is crucial for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the northern Australian beef industry. The central hypothesis of the Calf Alive project is […]

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 Department of […]

Graziers produce cattle as part of their business, but research shows we are losing money in the paddock because a lack of awareness around conception rates. What should we be […]

Collecting data is one thing, using data to minimise costs is another — such is the case with pregnancy testing. In this video, beef producer and veterinarian, Jacqui Tickell, explains […]

Michael Flynn, a South West Queensland beef producer uses foetal ageing and breeder segregation to refine his breeder management. By drafting the breeders up into groups based on their expected […]

Prevention is better than a cure. Especially when it comes to the productivity and profitability of your beef breeding enterprise. Pestivirus, also known as bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV), is […]