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Webinar to help spread message about herd management for pestivirus

A practical one hour webinar session being held later this month will aim to help producers better understand the real impact that pestivirus can have on their herds and provide guidance on developing effective systems to manage the disease…Read More


Spare a thought for producers carrying BJD policy burden

Whether you have followed the Bovine Johne’s Disease issue in northern Australia closely or not, spare a thought for those producers at the centre of the crisis. ..Read More


Legal options may be last avenue for BJD-hit producers

The Australian Johne’s Alliance believes legal action may be the only avenue left for producers affected by the ongoing BJD trace-forward program in Queensland to be fairly compensated for their losses…Read More


New technology: Next-gen tissue sampling debuts at Wagyu field day + VIDEO

A big technology advance in tissue sampling for disease testing, parent verification or DNA testing will make its debut at a Wagyu producer field day being held in North-eastern Victoria later this month…Read More


New fixed-time AI protocols save time and maximise genetic gain + VIDEO

Beef producers considering artificial insemination programs this year are being encouraged to consider implementing new synchronisation protocols, called fixed-time AI (FTAI), which are revolutionising the global beef industry…Read More


Compensation hot topic at BJD forum

The need for ‘fair and just’ compensation for producers affected by Qld’s current response to managing Bovine Johne’s Disease was a key issue at a forum attended by more than 100 landholders near Rockhampton yesterday. ..Read More


Cattle Council urges use of National Cattle Health Statement

Beef cattle producers are being urged to use the National Cattle Health Statement when buying, selling or agisting livestock. ..Read More


Fixed-time AI has time, labour advantages, seminar told

More than 160 Queensland beef producers learned more about reproductive management to maximise profit in presentations delivered by popular WA vet, Dr Enoch Bergman, last week…Read More


Beef Central briefs 23 Jan 2013

New brand of animal rights extremism; cattle lost to Gippsland fire; Concept fire vehicles trialed in Vic; Volunteers to help fire-affected producers rebuild; Pestivirus workshop; Grants to aid prickly acacia control..Read More


Qld BJD consequences ripple far and wide

The consequences of the recent Bovine Johne’s Disease detection in three animals on a central Queensland cattle stud continue to ripple far and wide…Read More


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