Quality of life in beef cattle at pasture
How can we tell if cattle raised at pasture have a good quality of life?
Tag: livestock
Know your winter feed gap
Each year across our region, there is a period of time when pasture quality does not meet livestock energy requirements. The length of this period depends predominantly on seasonal conditions and stocking rates. Did you know that this period of time is known as your…
Using rotation to grow more feed
Understanding the principles behind grazing rotations that deliver more feed is the focus of a new online presentation from Agriculture Victoria.
Charles Sturt awarded $1 million for DFAT program to train animal health workers in the Pacific
Charles Sturt has been awarded $1 million by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to lead a three-year program to train animal health workers in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu and Fiji.
Driving growth in the northern beef industry
The WA Government will invest $8.3 million over four years to drive a more profitable, resilient and diverse northern beef industry.
Lanza tedera stands tall as autumn sheep feed option
The new perennial pasture Lanza tedera has proven its worth as a valuable autumn feed option on one of the properties on which it was developed.
Australia’s sheep flock falls to lowest level since 1905
Australia’s sheep flock fell to its lowest level in 113 years with a fall of 7 per cent in 2018-19 to 66 million sheep, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Sheep eyes are the window to their stressed out souls
Thermal imaging technology is being used by AgResearch scientists to gain greater insights into how livestock experience stress, and how that knowledge can help enhance animal welfare.
New technique delivers complete DNA sequences of chromosomes inherited from mother and father
An international team of scientists led by the University of Adelaide’s Davies Research Centre has shown that it is possible to disentangle the DNA sequences of the chromosomes inherited from the mother and the father, to create true diploid genomes from a single individual.
Food poisoning bacteria adapted to spread through cattle
Livestock species, such as cattle, now account for more biomass than all wild mammals combined.
Producers excited for second round of DNA Flock Profile testing
DNA Flock Profile testing has provided such powerful genetic insights that Western Australian Merino breeders Anna-Lisa and Craig Newman from ‘Karradale’ in the far south of the state that they’ve decided to test again.
‘Aussie’ pork from macadamias: taste research
Native macadamia nuts could prove the key to developing a distinctively Australian pork flavour profile.