How to get the most out of your breeders in Northern Gulf continuous mating systems – Factsheet

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 northern Australian beef properties, due to the difficulty in managing the bulls across extensive areas. As a result, many calves are born during the dry season, when the nutritional quality of feed is low, and the nutritional demands of a lactating cow cannot be met. The consequences of this are poor reconception rates, high mortalities, and low rebreeding rates.  There are several management strategies that can be implemented into year-round mated systems that can improve rebreeding rates, reduce supplementation and mustering costs, decrease mortality rates, and overall increase your profit margins.

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