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When considering feeding cattle it is important to: Establish the level of performance required (i.e. growth or maintenance). Determine the nutrient requirements the animal needs to perform at…
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An overview of growth and carcase responses from using hormonal growth promotants or HGPs in beef cattle, including Meat Standards Australia grades.
Practical information about molasses supplementation of beef cattle, including: its value as an energy supplement, the main ingredients, feeding methods, mixing supplements, intake control, toxicities, storage, handling, etc.
Beef cattle nutrition including: planning and managing a supplementary feeding program, protein, urea, molasses, minerals, vitamins and costing supplements.
Meat Standards Australia (MSA) is a grading system developed to improve the supply of consistently high quality meat to the beef consumer. MSA is a ‘tenderness guaranteed’ grading…
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Liveweight is often used as the basis for trading cattle and is the major determinant of carcase weight. However, due to time off water and feed through handling…
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An Export Slaughter Interval (ESI) is the minimum time that should elapse between administration of a veterinary medicine to animals and their slaughter for export. ESIs manage differences…
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A brief summary of key selling and transport regulations for livestock into and out of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.
If you had a VVS-1, ‘Ideal’, D, 2.5 you would know without seeing it that you had a spectacular diamond with excellent clarity, cut, colour and carat weight…
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Marketing cattle for maximum returns is important for a profitable beef business. Find market and marketing resources, tools, useful links and videos here.