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Weekly genetics review: Breeding cattle in Northern Australia – what have we learnt so far?

F1 Senepol x Brahman cow and calf at Manbulloo (near Katherine, NT).

DESCRIBING the Australian beef industry as the ‘northern’ industry or the ‘southern’ industry is a very broad categorisation.

Within both of these descriptors, based largely on an environmental boundary, there are major differences that impact production methods, calendars of management as well as differences in marketing.

Choosing to apply these broad descriptions can often lead to misunderstandings about the broader industry. Equally, when an industry is categorised too broadly, it can result in technology…

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