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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The ‘Next gen beef breeding strategies for the northern Australian beef industry’ project investigated genetic and genomic strategies to increase beef reproductive efficiency in northern Australia.

The ‘Demonstrating the effect of liveweight on heifer pregnancy rates in northern Queensland’ project shows how heifer weight affects puberty and pregnancy.

Copies of all the Climate Clever Beef project publications, including: scientific journal papers and reports, case studies, fact sheets, etc.

The North Australian dry tropics has a highly variable climate. Having a plan for managing the dry years is crucial for every grazing business. The higher the rainfall…
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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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When deciding on a supplement strategy, it is important to determine the cost of the supplement in relation to the nutrient you require. In some cases, the supplement…
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Find out how to use NLIS as a management tool to support your business decisions, i.e. linking NLIS tags to animal performance measures.

Are you looking for information about calf rearing? Find out about calf rearing, feeding, looking after poddy calves, calf health care and more.

Many producers believe they can pick when their cattle are affected by worms. This may be so, but there are many other circumstances that cause animals to look…
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