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The Weather station review update project built upon the findings of the Weather station review project and conducted a review of automatic weather stations (AWS) that can measure meteorological parameters […]

For cattle in a feedlot their risk of heat stress changes from day to day. The Daily heat load monitoring tool project aimed to: develop and test a daily monitoring […]

The Impact of increased climate variability on Australian feedlots project was undertaken to investigate the effects of possible future climate scenarios for each of the five major feedlot regions in […]

The Weather station review project investigated a range of weather stations in order to provide recommendations to feedlot operators who may need to collect weather data for feedlot accreditation in […]

The Feedlot bedding study followed on from the scoping study, Bedding material use in cattle feedlots (B.FLT.0379 ) and investigated pen surface amendments and assessed the impacts of bedding materials […]

The Cattle heat load toolbox upgrade project added new features to the web based Cattle Heat Load Toolbox (CHLT) which alerts feedlot operators of impending adverse weather conditions that could […]

The Environmental performance review of Australian feedlots project conducted an environmental performance review of the feedlot sector and, where possible, compared results to previous work. Summary MLA has previously conducted environmental […]

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 […]

Background The house fly, Musca domestica L., is a ubiquitous cosmopolitan pest of agricultural and public health importance that causes irritation, spoils food and vectors pathogenic organisms. M. domestica is […]