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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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A genetic approach to internal parasite control in Australian cattle examined the heritability of resistance to internal parasites in cattle and developed preliminary estimated breeding values (EBVs). For more information […]

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The Additional measurements on muscle line cattle project investigated the impact of selecting for different levels of muscling on progeny performance in an Angus herd. For more information about this […]

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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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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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The Genetic technologies to reduce methane emissions from Australian beef cattle project delivered tools and knowledge to assist producers to breed productive, lower emissions cattle, using validated methodologies that will assist […]

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This project aims to better describe the population genetics of three major tropically adapted beef cattle herds which will enable bull breeders and commercial producers to make better informed decisions […]

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The requirement for carcases to meet market specifications has become increasingly important in the beef industry with producers aiming to optimise their abattoir and market compliance rates in order to […]

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The fertility of a breeder herd has a significant impact on the profitability of a beef breeding business. Basically, more weaners from a set number of breeders over a defined […]

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Improving growth through genetics Growth is a trait of economic importance, is moderately heritable, and can be measured with reasonable accuracy. Higher growth rates can be a driver of profitability […]