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Discover how to get the most out of your breeders in northern continuous mating systems through heifer and breeder management in this article.

Being able to identify common poisonous plants is a necessary skill for all graziers. Some of the common poisonous plants in northern Australia are listed below.

Surprisingly, there are many poisonous trees and shrubs that are toxic to livestock. Here is a collection of the more commonly found species in northern Australia.

While the risk of livestock falling ill or dying from eating toxic plants can never be totally removed, there are some steps we can take to minimise the…
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Poisonous forbs are everywhere throughout northern Australia. Here is a collection of the more commonly found species…

Reproductive disease management can be easily overlooked within a beef cattle enterprise, and it requires appropriate management to minimise the impacts on productivity and profitability. In this webinar…
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Breeding herds with an increasing proportion of polled animals is highly topical in the Australian beef industry. Producer and public concerns surrounding dehorning mean that actively selecting for…
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Brian Pastures Research Facility hosts many pasture and production research trials. Situated in the North Burnett region of Queensland, located approximately 18km SE of Gayndah, Brian Pastures Research Facility is a 2140 hectare property owned by AgForce and leased and operated by Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

FutureBeef asked graziers Kurt Mayne, Ian McCamley, Bruce Mayne and, grazier and feedlot manager Sarah Donovan how they operated their backgrounding and feedlotting businesses.  How Kurt Mayne meet’s…
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Transporting and handling livestock is a specialist task and one which the whole supply chain relies on to be performed safely, efficiently, and professionally to protect our animals,…
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