Publications and books

This guide is designed to assist exporters comply with the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock and identify animals that are unfit to load for export. The guide complements the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock and assists in the maintenance of assists in the maintenance of high standards of animal health and welfare.

This book captures the main findings from the Pigeon Hole project that was conducted in the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory. It also explores opportunities to improve profitability through intensification.

Fire is integral to many ecosystems in Western Australian rangelands. Controlled fire can reduce the risk of wild fire, benefit pasture productivity and contribute positively to biodiversity values. This document deals with property-scale management of pastoral leases.

Fire is integral to many ecosystems in Western Australian rangelands. Controlled fire can reduce the risk of wild fire, benefit pasture productivity and contribute positively to biodiversity values. This document deals with property-scale management of pastoral leases.

Self-mustering enclosures consist of hinge-joint yards that enclose permanent water points, such as troughs and ground tanks. Each yard is equipped with one or more types of entry and exit gates and has been designed to handle cattle, sheep and goats, thus increasing its effectiveness and efficiency. This booklet provides detailed plans and material lists on how to build and operate a self-mustering enclosure, including how to train and muster stock.

This third edition of cattle yards is a how-to guide for locating, planning and building cattle yards. It covers every aspect of building yards and includes more than 80 diagrams explaining construction and 21 plans for cattle yards.

The aim of this guide is to help landholders and advisors identify the risk factors and deal proactively and more effectively with the incidence of pimelea. It includes several producer case studies from across Australia.

‘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 the overall herd, and improve your skills in female selection and management.

This booklet presents photographic guides and written descriptions of the quality (feed value) and quantity (yield, as kilograms of dry matter per hectare) of the major pasture types within the floodplains of the Channel Country.

This guide is based on the very successful Leucaena for profit and sustainability training courses run by the University of Queensland, and pulls together 20 years of research experience…
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