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Recovering from drought is a challenging period and decision-making during this time requires strategic management decisions to ensure you are in the best position to return to a…
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Take the worry out of navigating a pastoral lease The Australian outback is well known for its perilous nature and, people becoming lost on a pastoral lease pose…
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Animal Health Australia is the trusted and independent national animal health body in Australia, bringing together government and industry to deliver animal health and biosecurity outcomes. Find their…
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Thirty-three percent of cattle slaughtered at an Australian abattoir over an eight-year period were infected with hydatid disease resulting in approximately AU$94,000 lost per year due to condemnation…
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Some of the important grasses found in the Kimberley that are often discussed include Mitchell grasses (Astrebla spp.), blackspear grass (Heteropogon contortus), ribbon grass (Chrysopogon fallax), three-awn grasses…
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The May 2019 Rangelands Memo featured an article (pp. 23-25) titled ‘White grass’, which discussed the key characteristics of this native perennial species and evidence from the Western…
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Anecdotal evidence indicates an increased use of pain relief medication for cattle during routine husbandry procedures. The benefits of pain relief for painful procedures such as castration, dehorning…
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Why consider wet season spelling? Beef cattle enterprises in north Queensland rely heavily on 3P (perennial, palatable and productive) native pastures for production. Continuous grazing over several years…
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This guide used the best information available at the time of publication. It is intended to help you assess what type of flood is likely to occur in…
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Phosphorus deficiency is a major problem for grazing cattle in much of northern Australia because of the low soil phosphorus levels in many soils. Whilst phosphorus is important in all bodily processes, the major impact of phosphorus deficiency in cattle is a significant reduction in appetite. This results in lower pasture intake and consequently lower energy and protein intake.