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. - 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 Aug 2008Field day on managing cattle for meat quality and profit (Ootha)
- 26 Aug 2008Field day on managing cattle for meat quality and profit
- 22 Aug 2008New DPI livestock officer for Wagga Wagga
- 07 Aug 2008Graziers and environment winners in wetland recovery
- 04 Aug 2008Precautionary Hendra virus quarantine at Ballina
- 30 Jul 2008Yeoval sheep producer takes out State’s top farmer award
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.