It is the stage of digestive tract development that governs how early weaned calves are managed. Calves are born with an undeveloped rumen, meaning that they are unable…
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Meat Standards Australia (MSA) is a grading system developed to improve the supply of consistently high quality meat to the beef consumer. MSA is a ‘tenderness guaranteed’ grading…
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Key messages Weaning is important to manage breeder body condition and reproduction. Astute managers start weaning before cows start to lose body condition. The smaller the animal, the…
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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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Beef CRC projects were conducted through the Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies to enhance the productivity and profitability of the Australian beef industry.

A summary of the key components for successful artificial insemination of cattle, including a heat detection guide and a semen handling and insemination guide.

Contacts and practical information, including available services and assistance, for Queensland producers experiencing drought.

Breeders need the right nutrition to perform well. Is there a sweet spot of pasture utilisation that will sustainably increase breeder productivity in northern Australia? Methods There is an…
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Pastures are the backbone of the Australian beef industry. Forage crops also play an important role in providing additional nutrition and finishing cattle for specific markets. This section…
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Clynt Johnstone attended the Mulga and Nutrition Workshop in Cooladdi in 2017. Clynt changed his supplement ration to improve cost effectiveness and productivity through growth rates in weaners…
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