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Addressing the mortality rate of cows and calves is crucial for ensuring the long-term sustainability of the northern Australian beef industry. The central hypothesis of the Calf Alive…
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Graziers produce cattle as part of their business, but research shows we are losing money in the paddock because a lack of awareness around conception rates. What should…
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Collecting data is one thing, using data to minimise costs is another — such is the case with pregnancy testing. In this video, beef producer and veterinarian, Jacqui…
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Foetal ageing, combined with breeder segregation, has allowed beef producer, Micahel Flynn, to refine his breeder management. By drafting breeders into their expected month of calving, their nutritional…
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It wasn’t even smoko time, and already the Wrights were worried. One June morning, the Wrights of Mt Spencer Station, 60 kilometres south-west of Mackay, yarded 570 shiny…
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Heifer management in northern beef herds is a short, readable guide to best practice management written for graziers, station managers, head and other stockmen and for students of…
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The ‘Demonstrating the effect of liveweight on heifer pregnancy rates in northern Queensland’ project shows how heifer weight affects puberty and pregnancy.

Key messages: Critical mating weight (CMW) is the minimum weight at which heifers should be mated to ensure they have the greatest chance of cycling when they are…
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