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Livestock & Pets : Cattle : General


Livestock & Pets

  • The Basics
  • Cattle
    • Cattle Behaviour
    • Calves and Calving
    • Cattle Handling
  • Sheep
  • Goats
  • Horses & Other Equines
  • Working Dogs
  • Pigs
  • Poultry
  • Animal Breeding
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Alpacas
  • Other Species

Cattle

  • "Crop Ear" in Highland Cattle

  • What makes Highlands so special?

  • Highland Cattle as a beef breed

  • Grading Highland Cattle

  • Getting it right when rearing cattle

  • Teeth and Teeth Problems

  • Pneumonia

  • Giving injections to animals

  • Ryegrass staggers

  • Cattle farming systems breeding pedigree stock

  • Cattle farming systems grazing dairy heifers

  • Cattle farming systems yearlings through to 2 year olds

  • Cattle farming systems weaners through to yearlings

  • Cattle farming systems 4 day old calves to weaning

  • Cattle farming systems overview

  • Condition Scoring Cows - Overview

  • Condition Scoring Cows

  • Understanding the beef schedule

  • Cattle horns - an unwanted and dangerous appendage!

  • Keep stress levels down in beef cattle before slaughter

  • Bloat in cattle

  • What should you do if your yearling heifer gets pregnant?

  • Getting your cows to cycle on command

  • A Simple Headbail

  • The house cow

  • When to sell your beef cattle?

  • Nose ringing a bull

  • Buying dairy heifers

  • A bull for your block?

  • Successful Artificial Insemination

  • Farming dual purpose cattle

  • Keep cow magnesium levels up

  • Inject cattle in the neck

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Livestock & Pets

Livestock & Pets

  • The Basics
  • Cattle
    • Cattle Behaviour
    • Calves and Calving
    • Cattle Handling
  • Sheep
  • Goats
  • Horses & Other Equines
  • Working Dogs
  • Pigs
  • Poultry
  • Animal Breeding
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Alpacas
  • Other Species
Running the Farm

Running The Farm

  • LSB Smart Buyers' Guide to...
  • Farming Diary
  • Weeds
  • Pests
  • Fencing
  • Pasture
  • Feed & Forage
  • Managing on-farm risks
  • Farm Upkeep
  • Equipment & Machinery
  • Crops
  • Sustainable Farming
Rural People & Issues

Rural People & Issues

  • My Block - Interviews
  • Rural Voice
  • The Good Oil
  • Treading Lightly
  • Middelmost
  • Organics
  • Recipes
  • Country Gardening

LINKS TO OTHER SOURCES FOR FARMERS

We have gathered together a number of external sources with more information for lifestyle farmers....

  • Books
  • Magazines
  • Website links
  • Breed Societies
  • Regional Councils
  • TV & Radio
  • Associations

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