Have you weaned and do your cows look a little light or not quite where you would like them to be? Join Extension Officer, Jed Sommerfield (Department of…
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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…
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Prior to 2019, Jim and Jenny Cross, and their daughter Rebecca, weaned from March to April when the calves were 6-9 months old. However, during the severe drought…
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The Optimising growth paths of beef cattle in northern Australia for increased profit project aimed to provide cost-effective strategies to increase growth rates and achieve younger, heavier turn-off…
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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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The Price family have implemented phosphorus supplementation, vaccination, parasite management, control mating and objective bull selection on Greenlake Station, Rossmoya. The Price family purchased Greenlake Station north of…
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Looking for ideas about how to raise a poddy calf? If you want to end up with a big, healthy calf like the one in this short video,…
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Weaning is a well-established practice in northern Australia. The emphasis in this book is two-fold: to describe best management practice for feeding and educating weaners; and to promote…
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Growth is a trait of economic importance, is moderately heritable, and can be measured with reasonable accuracy. In general, with all other things being equal, higher growth rates…
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Too often when the question is asked, ‘How is your beef breeding herd going?’ the response is usually about weaning rates which only partially answers the question. If…
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