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Meat From The Dairy Herd, R A. Bettenay
Meat From The Dairy Herd, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Beef raising is a profitable sideline for many West Australian dairy farmers and gives their farming operation flexibility and versatility.
With suitable management and feeding the weight gains and consumer acceptance of dairy beef allow it to compete strongly with beef from other sources.
The breeds most common on W.A. dairy farms are well suited to beef production.
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.
Three Beef Raising Systems For Butterfat Producing Properties, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Three Beef Raising Systems For Butterfat Producing Properties, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THREE-QUARTERS of the calves born in autumn on butterfat farms are not required as milking replacements and are thus available for beef production or immediate sale, at about $20 a head.
The profit from selling beef must be compared with that from selling excess calves off their mothers.
Such a comparison is being made by Department of Agriculture Beef Research Officer D. J. Barker in a series of trials at Bramley Research Station, Margaret River.
Beef Production In A 14 Inch Rainfall District, D J. Barker, H. G. Cariss
Beef Production In A 14 Inch Rainfall District, D J. Barker, H. G. Cariss
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Progress report on a farm scale beef-raising investigation at the Department of Agriculture's Wongan Hills Research Station.
A SMALL herd of beef cattle was established at Wongan Hills Research Station in 1964 and the first crop of calves was dropped in the autumn of 1965. The calves' growth rates were recorded and they were marketed as 18-month-old steer beef in November, 1966.
Baby Beef Production In W.A, D J. Barker
Baby Beef Production In W.A, D J. Barker
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
BABY beef should be marketed at about 500-600 lb. liveweight at less than 12 months old, and should be in prime condition to be sought after by the trade.