Introduction Phosphorus (P) often restricts beef production in northern Australia. When an animal’s P demand cannot be met either from the diet or by mobilising body reserves, dietary…
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Uneven use of the landscape has long been a concern for producers in the extensively managed beef production systems of northern Australia. Historically, the solution to this problem…
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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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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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Diet quality testing is a powerful tool that can be used to guide decisions to improve the economics and effectiveness of a supplementary feeding progrm. Ben McKenzie, manager…
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The Leading Sheep 2011-2015 project aimed to help Queensland’s sheep and wool producers increase their long-term productivity and profitability. Outstanding survey results show just how the Leading Sheep…
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As a component of the Queensland Government’s Reef Protection Package, the Burdekin Rangelands Reef Extension project aimed to help industry adopt appropriate management strategies to improve long term…
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The Development of the National Livestock Methane Database project aimed to provide a single, searchable, publicly accessible repository for information generated in the Reducing Emissions from Livestock Research…
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The ‘Causal factors affecting liveweight gain in north Australian beef herds’ project measured factors that affect within-herd variation in weight gain in extensive Northern Territory beef herds. The factors included genetics, diseases, parasites, temperament and diet selection. It also analysed historical data sets and pen studies.
The ‘Managing the detrimental effects of indospicine through rumen metabolism’ project aims to deliver a rumen inoculum to mitigate the detrimental effects of the plant toxin indospicine on cattle.