BEEF producers could improve the health and welfare of cattle in their herds and reduce their reliance on antibiotics to treat disease by simply having the right tools to select immune competence traits in their cattle, researchers suggest. The Immune Competence Project, led by CSIRO and co-funded by Meat and Livestock Australia, will look at […]
For several years trials have been underway in Australia testing the potential of adding several naturally occurring compounds from certain types of seaweed to livestock feed to reduce methane emissions from cattle. Now farmers in Wales are investigating whether their national flower can do the same thing. Welsh farmer Kevin Stevens is taking part in […]
Jonathan Self has nailed it, just as his twins leave for university. Decades ago, an adventurous pair of house martins moved from our stables, where there are a dozen nests, and set up home over a bedroom window on the seaward side of the house. Shakespeare’s ‘temple-haunting martlet’ is a notoriously noisy species, forever gossiping […]
Port of Darwin numbers down, Townsville lightly up. Click to check the original article.
Light weight yearling steers to restockers made 360c/kg. Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to restockers made 316c to average 275c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to feed sold to 338c with the medium weight yearling steers to feed averaging 320c and selling to 358c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed made 280c to average 248c/kg. Click […]
After two impressive barrier trials, Tropical Squall, trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott at Randwick, was bred by Kooringal Stud with jockey Adam Hyeronimus carrying the silks of Gooree Park Stud, its connections breeding and racing the juvenile filly’s sire. Click to check the original article.
“As a critical freight and logistics hub … it is crucial that the Commonwealth, state and local government continues to invest in transport and ancillary infrastructure in Cloncurry, whether it’s our roads, our bridges, our airport or our saleyards,” Cr Campbell said. Click to check the original article.
PROCESSING operations have quickly returned to normal following last week’s disruptions caused by rain across large areas of the eastern states. With a couple of southern exceptions, most processor direct consignment grids remain unchanged this week, although several operators are yet to re-activate their offers, content with the secured cattle they currently have in front […]
If you’ve never been to the Kulin Bush Races, here’s what to expect. Click to check the original article.
WHILE a record issuance of Australian Carbon Credit Units last month has largely been blamed for a slump in prices, there also appears to be demand-side factors putting downward pressure on the market. According to Jarden, the market for ACCUs opened this week at $26.50 – almost $2 less than Friday’s $28.25. Large emitting companies […]
The 2021 Simmental Australia ambassador Charlie Salter has just returned from a two week visit to Argentina and Brazil. Click to check the original article.
Among the keynote speakers secured for the conference are leading international researchers Dr Ian Biggs, from the CRC for Developing Northern Australia ; Prof. Yong-Cheng Shi, of Kansas State University, USA; Prof. Bin Zhang, of the South China University of Technology; Dr Amy Lin, of the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology; Prof. Glen Fox, […]