Find out about beef cattle health: vaccines and vaccination programs, diagnosing disease and deficiencies, diseases of cattle, zoonoses, identifying and treating parasites, feed-related poisoning, nutritional deficiencies, etc.

The following is a set of observations arising from Bill Holmes’ (formerly Queensland Government) involvement first in surveying grazing enterprise profitability in western Queensland in the 1980s, and…
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A summary of the key components for successful artificial insemination of cattle, including a heat detection guide and a semen handling and insemination guide.

Selecting cattle to improve temperament can benefit beef production and animal performance, in addition to improving animal welfare and human safety. Beef CRC research found favourable genetic and…
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The fertility of a breeder herd has a significant impact on the profitability of a beef breeding business. Basically, more weaners from a set number of breeders over…
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Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) are estimates of an animals’ genetic merit for a particular trait and an indication of how an animal’s progeny will perform. EBVs are expressed…
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Northern Australian cattle breeders sell male progeny into a variety of markets at ages ranging from several months to as much as four and a half years. Most…
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Find out about beef cattle breeding and genetics: how to improve the genetics of your herd, selecting and managing bulls, breeders and heifers, useful tools, etc.