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Freeze Branding For Cattle Identification On The Farm, C P. Mcdougall, R. C. Burking
Freeze Branding For Cattle Identification On The Farm, C P. Mcdougall, R. C. Burking
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
CATTLE identification presents many problems to beef and dairy farmers, and also to research workers. Although many methods are available no one simple method appears to be the complete answer.
This article describes the technique of freeze branding for cattle identification on the farm.
Grain Finishing Of Beef Cattle Grazing Dry Pasture Or Stubble, D J. Barker
Grain Finishing Of Beef Cattle Grazing Dry Pasture Or Stubble, D J. Barker
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WHEAT quotas, poor wool prices and the availability of cheap grain on the farm have stimulated interest in grain finishing of cattle for out-of-season beef production. For many years, Animals turned off in the autumn-winter period have brought better prices than those sold in summer, at the end of the pasture flush.
Feeding grain supplements to cattle on dry pasture or stubble requires less capital than feedlotting and saves the cost of handling and processing roughage.
This article gives the essentials for grain supplementation of dry pasture or stubble but warns that grain finishing is unlikely to be profitable outside …
Feedlots For Beef In W.A. : Some Guiding Principles, D J. Barker
Feedlots For Beef In W.A. : Some Guiding Principles, D J. Barker
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
FEEDLOTS are small enclosures where all of the animal's feed is supplied from an outside source. Compared with grazing, feedlotting is an expensive method of beef production.
This article gives a guide to the requirements for establishment and management of a farm feedlot, especially the basic equipment and materials, the type of cattle most suited to feedlotting, rations and feeding techniques.
The author warns that skill and experience are needed to run a feedlot and describes feedlotting as an expensive method of beef raising when compared with grazing.
Further details are available from the author
When Is A Cattle Feedlot Profitable?, J T. Stoate
When Is A Cattle Feedlot Profitable?, J T. Stoate
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE current surge of interest in feedlots stems from low coarse grain prices and comparatively low early summer baby beef prices. Cattle raisers sense the opportunity for higher prices by holding the cattle on the farm over summer and autumn, and grain producers see better returns from barley and oats fed to cattle than sold as grain.
This article examines the profitability of cattle feedlots and presents sample budgets for two typical situations—the farmer who produces his own cattle but buys grain, and the cereal grower who produces grain but buys in cattle for finishing in a feedlot.
A ready …
Dairy Beef Shows Healthy Profits, D J. Barker
Dairy Beef Shows Healthy Profits, D J. Barker
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The October, 1970, issue of the Journal of Agriculture included results from the first year of a dairy beef production trial at Bramley Research Station.
This report presents results from the trial's second year, during which two levels of pasture utilisation were tested. The trial is now in its third year.
Cattle Breeds For Beef Production In W.A, J L. Anderson
Cattle Breeds For Beef Production In W.A, J L. Anderson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
BREEDS develop because people select animals for characters which are useful to them in their own environment.
Stock Brands And Movement Act, M R. Gardiner
Stock Brands And Movement Act, M R. Gardiner
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ALL livestock owners in W.A. should understand the main provisions of the new Stock Brands and Movement Act which comes into force on January 1, 1972.
Prevent Worms In Cattle, G C De Chaneet
Prevent Worms In Cattle, G C De Chaneet
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
PARASITIC gastro enteritis, caused by roundworms, is a common cause of economic loss in calves, yearlings and occasionally cows in south-western Australia. Losses could be prevented if stock owners realised the full effects of these parasites, and understood the causes of worm infestation.