Resources

Self-mustering enclosures consist of hinge-joint yards that enclose permanent water points, such as troughs and ground tanks. Each yard is equipped with one or more types of entry and exit gates and has been designed to handle cattle, sheep and goats, thus increasing its effectiveness and efficiency. This booklet provides detailed plans and material lists on how to build and operate a self-mustering enclosure, including how to train and muster stock.

This third edition of cattle yards is a how-to guide for locating, planning and building cattle yards. It covers every aspect of building yards and includes more than 80 diagrams explaining construction and 21 plans for cattle yards.

The aim of this guide is to help landholders and advisors identify the risk factors and deal proactively and more effectively with the incidence of pimelea. It includes several producer case studies from across Australia.

‘Female selection in beef cattle’ provides a practical overview to help you to understand the basics of female selection and management, better understand the relative contribution of female selection to the overall herd, and improve your skills in female selection and management.

This booklet presents photographic guides and written descriptions of the quality (feed value) and quantity (yield, as kilograms of dry matter per hectare) of the major pasture types within the floodplains of the Channel Country.

This guide is based on the very successful Leucaena for profit and sustainability training courses run by the University of Queensland, and pulls together 20 years of research experience…
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This land condition photo standards guide was developed for rangelands within the Burdekin Dry Tropics region of Queensland. Download a copy of Land condition photo standards for the…
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A summary of research from the Galloway Plains grazing experiment conducted from 1987 to 2001 on sub-coastal black speargrass (Heteropogon contortus) pastures in central Queensland. Authors: David Orr…
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This review by Bob Hunter in 2010 focuses on the science that underpins the use of hormonal growth promotants by Australian beef producers. Download a copy of Hormonal…
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This guide brings together information on: the selection, agronomy and management of suitable forages indicative forage yields at key sites across the Fitzroy River catchment expected content of…
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