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Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) complex is a common cause of illness in feedlot cattle. It can also impact extensively managed herds. In this article we discuss the cause of BRD and the strategies that can be used to minimise the impact on your herd.
This factsheet outlines key management strategies on how to get the most out of your breeders in Northern Gulf continuous mating systems. Year-round mating is common practice for…
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Blackleg can strike healthy young cattle without warning. Learn the signs, understand the risks and management strategies to protect your herd.
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…
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Photo standards and corresponding pasture yields for pasture communities in the Mackay Whitsunday region, including: Setaria, Rhodes, Signal grass, Tully and Pangola grass.
By definition, early weaning is weaning calves at an age younger than ‘normal’ practice. In Queensland, the normal range of weaning is at 5–8 months though the range does…
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The key to managing early weaning successfully lies in reducing stress as much as possible. Early weaners are typically much more susceptible to stress than normally weaned calves.…
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Early weaners are more susceptible to becoming sick than other animals. Here are some conditions to watch out for. Coccidiosis Young weaners are particularly prone to a scouring…
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The younger the weaner, the better quality the ration should be — particularly the energy and protein content. For very young weaners (e.g. less than 10 weeks of…
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Due to the rumen development issues discussed earlier, management and feeding should be considered relative to age/weight categories. For example, 4 week old calves will have a less developed digestive…
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