IMPACTS of greater climate variability and heat load events on livestock performance was a theme explored in several sessions during the TropAg 2022 research conference held in Brisbane this week.
The discussions on projects around better understanding grazing behaviour and the association with calf loss in open downs regions on Monday came as Julia Creek, in Queensland’s northwest, recorded its hottest-ever October day at 43.9 degrees C.
In a presentation on environmental stress and reproductive efficiency in northern Australia, shade export Dr John Gaughan from UQ…