The first 24–48 hours post-partum is the riskiest time for calf survival. Jarud Muller, Animal Production Scientist, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, presents his recent research findings at…
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Key messages Crisis feeding is a survival strategy to provide readily available energy and protein to animals that are in poor condition and weak. Crisis feeding is expensive.…
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Losses between confirmed pregnancy and weaning continue to be one of the most important problems confronting beef industries globally. Lane et al (2015) recently estimated that dystocia and…
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This is part two of this webinar series – Making profitable management decisions after the dry. This webinar recording aims at providing beef producers a ‘first look’ at…
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The following year after Kevin and Shelly Taylor purchased Ooralat, near Mt Surprise, Far North Queensland, it was drought declared and the importance of a good management strategy…
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Animal welfare is essential for sustainable and profitable cattle production. Find out more about beef cattle welfare in northern Australia here.

A significant volume of representative herd data for northern Australia was produced in a large modelling exercise, conducted under the auspices of the Beef CRC and assisted by…
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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 GrazingFutures case study Written by Kaitlyn Hay, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Invisible state borders often separate Australia’s agriculture practices. However Northwest Queensland and the Northern…
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An introduction to the concept of spike feeding beef cattle in northern Australia, what it is, what and how long to feed, potential benefits, etc.