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Live beef cattle assessment

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Primefact Number: 622    Edition: First edition    Released/reviewed: 01 May 2007
Live cattle assessment is a skill that is developed over time or through training. it can be done on an individual animal or on a mob or segments of a mob. Being proficient in live cattle assessment helps beef producers to become more profitable by improving the performance of the livestock in their breeding enterprises.

It also enables producers to predict best market options and therefore improve compliance rates and the returns per kilogram produced. In this Primefact, we will briefly look at the different methods of live animal assessment and the usefulness of these methods in improving production and profitability

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