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Crossbred cattle perform well against Brahmans in NT trial

A Senepol bull, Brahman cow and strong crossbred calves rest under a tree

A Senepol bull, Brahman cow and F1 Senepol x Brahman cross calves at Victoria River Research Station (Kidman Springs), NT.

NORTHERN Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade has recently released the results of a nine-year study comparing the reproductive performance of Senepol-Brahman crossbred females with commercial Brahman females.

“During this study, we saw the first cross Senepol-Brahman heifers outperform Brahman heifers,” said Principal Livestock Research Officer, Tim Schatz. “Across four year groups, the average pregnancy rate of crossbred maiden heifers was 19…

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