Beef cattle
Drought
Information about feeding, watering and transporting cattle as well as general financial and drought support information.
Better breeding - beefing up your business
A DVD package designed to assist beef producers to develop a breeding plan for their own beef herd.
IN THIS SECTION
- Feeding and nutrition
Feeding management, residues, stock feeds and stock water. - Health and disease
Internal and external parasites, poisoning, diseases and disorders of cattle. - Breeding and selection
Cattle breed characteristics, choosing a breed, breeding plans, bull selection and management and Group BREEDPLAN. - Yards and equipment
Designing cattle yards, cattle yard plans, gates and feeders. - Husbandry
Handling, dehorning, castrating, weaning and transporting cattle. Herd management. - Appraisal
Assessing frame, shape, fat and muscle. Objective measurements in live cattle and carcase information. - Welfare
Welfare decisions, animal welfare during drought, transport accidents, humane destruction, and Standard Operating Procedures for the use of cattle in research and teaching. - Market information
Specifications, beef marketing chain, targeting markets, marketing beef and dark cutting beef. - Business management
Gross margin budgets, GST, stocking rates and record keeping. - Research
The Beef Genetics and Improvement Unit undertakes research and development to achieve continuous improvements in genetics and production technologies in beef enterprises in NSW. - Contacts
Contacts in NSW DPI and the beef industry.
Recent News Releases
- 27 Oct 2009Seven Macksville-district properties quarantined for cattle ticks
- 22 Oct 2009Cattle ticks traced to Macksville district
- 09 Sep 2009Review of Bovine Johne’s Disease [46.4 kb PDF]
- 08 Sep 2009A wealth of experience provided for producers at Henty
- 03 Sep 2009New American book takes local research to the world
- 01 Sep 2009Practical courses to help farmers identify parasites
Newsletters
Services
- Laboratory testing services
A range of diagnostic tests to assist vets and growers in improving animal health. - Beef Industry Centre (BIC), Armidale
The BIC is the hub of DPI’s beef industry research and development services.
