Meeting Live Export Markets
| Project start date: | 01 January 2003 |
| Project end date: | 01 September 2005 |
| Publication date: | 01 September 2005 |
| Project status: | Completed |
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Summary
Without using un-supplemented control groups, the benefits of supplementary feeding during the wet season cannot be quantified. Wet season live weight gains were modest, averaging 72 kilograms per steer, with a range of 33 to 103 kilograms. In other regions of Northern Australia, wet season live weight gains range from 100 to 150 kilograms, depending on natural soil fertility. These low live weight gains could be related to paddock conditions. Steers with restricted pasture aren't able to grow quickly and don't respond to supplementary feeding.
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| Project manager: | Sharon Dundon |
| Primary researcher: | MLA |
