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Supplementing livestock on forage cereals
Forage cereals can play an important role in grazing systems as they assist in overcoming the winter feed quality shortages. I was recently asked about supplementing cattle while they are grazing on forage oats and if there will be any advantage of supplementing...
Trace minerals importance to wool production and grazing
Wool is a fibrous protein that is produced by specialized skin cells known as follicles (Sahoo & Soren, 2011). The amount of wool a sheep can produce is dependent on a various of factors, such as breed, genetics and nutrition. While the sheep’s capacity for...
Nutrition in Heifer Reproduction
In cattle, puberty is ascertained by liveweight or body size, rather than a fixed age. Increasing the plane of nutrition in young cattle is aimed at reaching puberty, or rather a set body weight/size, while the animal is still relatively young (12 to 20 months of...
Why Supplement uCALM?
Livestock experience significant stress during yarding, mustering, transport and weaning. These stressful events can result in major production losses from decreased appetite and extended periods of recovery. Magnesium has been shown to act as natural sedative...
The Importance of Trace Minerals
Soils and pasture through Australia experience trace mineral deficiencies. Livestock grazing on these pastures lack the essential trace minerals required for growth, production and fertility. So, what are trace minerals? There are six trace minerals that can be...
Saving Time and Keep Safe with uSEE Flood Cameras
During the wet season in Northern Australia, the distance, which usually comes with its own unique set of challenges, can become even more of a hurdle when flooded roads and creek crossings come into play. As demonstrated in some of these images, it can take less...
Is Your Property Bushfire Ready ?
With 2020 being a long and difficult year, it is always worthwhile to reflect on the challengers to better prepare ourselves for the future. While it seems like COVID-19 has dominated the year, we must recall the horrific bushfires that dominated our country in the...
“Hands on” Experience Cements Passion for Ag Industry
I began working in the Gulf in March 2019. The station is 120km South-East of Normanton and in the path of the Norman and Flinders River. Like so many places in the region, the station was badly affected by the infamous 2019 floods. It was such a devastating time...
How Much Time Do You Waste on a Water Run?
When running a livestock business, water is an essential resource and managing that resource can have a significant impact on productivity, animal welfare and overall profitability of the business. Traditionally in agriculture, a producer or farm hand would have to...
The Importance of Water Quality in Supplementation
One of the lesser understood complexities of adopting water supplementation as an alternative method for supplementing livestock, is understanding the importance and relevance of the water quality that is to have a soluble feed additive dosed into it. It is common...
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