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Summary A new tail hair test can measure nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), showing how well individual cattle convert dietary protein into growth and production. Cattle with higher NUE were found […]

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Jos Maclean, ‘Coolum Pastoral’ Our family have been running Coolum Pastoral near Moura, Queensland, since 1927. The 5881 hectare property was originally farming country, but since taking it on, we’ve […]

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Breeding herds with an increasing proportion of polled animals is highly topical in the Australian beef industry. Producer and public concerns surrounding dehorning mean that actively selecting for polled is […]

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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 […]

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The female reproduction Phenobank project was undertaken to collect datasets to build a reference population to facilitate genomic selection in northern Australian cattle. A large reference population is needed for […]

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The Price family have implemented phosphorus supplementation and fertiliser, pasture improvement, vaccination, parasite management, control mating and objective bull selection on Greenlake Station, Rossmoya. The Price family purchased Greenlake Station […]

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Genomic information is playing an increasingly important role in genetic evaluation for beef cattle breeders. As genotyping becomes more common, it is the quality and quantity of phenotypes for economically […]

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Female selection in beef cattle provides a practical overview to help you to understand the basics of female selection and management, better understand the relative contribution of female selection to […]

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This booklet will assist you to: define markets, determine breeding goals and plan breeding programs. This publication covers topics such as achievable gains from a planned breeding program; market identification; […]

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Beef cattle recording and selection provides an overview of basic beef cattle genetics and the basic principles of planned breeding and selection in practice. It includes producers’ experiences using BREEDPLAN […]

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