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Droughtmaster Stud Genetics: How Australia's Leading Breeders Are Shaping Herd Resilience
Studstock & Livestock
Droughtmaster Stud Genetics: How Australia's Leading Breeders Are Shaping Herd Resilience

Northern Australia's cattle producers face a familiar predicament. Markets demand higher carcass quality and consistent supply.

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How to Choose Cattle Stud Stock: Expert Advice on Auctions, Genetics, and Top Breeds
Studstock & Livestock
How to Choose Cattle Stud Stock: Expert Advice on Auctions, Genetics, and Top Breeds

The bull you put over your herd today determines the calves you sell in three years and the replacement females you retain for a decade.

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New life members sell top-price female at 2025 Cream of the Crop sale
Stud Sale Reports
New life members sell top-price female at 2025 Cream of the Crop sale

A couple inducted as Droughtmaster Australia life members in 2025 have sold the top price heifer at the Cream of the Crop Droughtmaster...

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October stud bull sale averages up 16pc, $2.6m higher gross on 2024
Stud Sale Reports
October stud bull sale averages up 16pc, $2.6m higher gross on 2024

Bull buyers opened their wallets in October, lifting stud sale averages by 16 per cent and the gross to more than $19 million, led by...

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Is IVF the secret weapon for smaller studs to compete with industry giants?
Stud Sale Reports
Is IVF the secret weapon for smaller studs to compete with industry giants?

Sale catalogues across Queensland have begun to fill with IVF calves, as studs lean on the technology to multiply elite cow families and...

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'Be stricter with the castrating knife': readers speak on bull sale upset price
Stud Sale Reports
'Be stricter with the castrating knife': readers speak on bull sale upset price

A significant number of readers believe vendors should be allowed to have a say in setting the starting price at multi-vendor bull sales.

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Lost female returned to stud herd 21 months after flooding swept her away
Stud Sale Reports
Lost female returned to stud herd 21 months after flooding swept her away

A seedstock producer says she cannot thank the local community enough after she was reunited with a stud female that was lost in floods in...

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Have your say: what is an appropriate bull sale starting price in 2025?
Stud Sale Reports
Have your say: what is an appropriate bull sale starting price in 2025?

A story in Queensland Country Lifehas sparked debate about starting prices at multi-vendor bull auctions.

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Brahman Week's $4000 starting price questioned as cost of production rises
Stud Sale Reports
Brahman Week's $4000 starting price questioned as cost of production rises

The $4000 upset at Rockhampton Brahman Week this month saw some breeders sell below cost price and raised broader questions about value...

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Bulk buyers tweak approaches to selecting and joining to get most out of bulls
Stud Sale Reports
Bulk buyers tweak approaches to selecting and joining to get most out of bulls

Repeat volume buyers at the Roma Droughtmaster bull sale say they have tweaked their approaches to selecting and joining to get more value...

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Running on empty: is Queensland currently facing a bull scanner shortage?
Stud Sale Reports
Running on empty: is Queensland currently facing a bull scanner shortage?

Producers are worried Queensland's stud cattle industry risks being left underserviced, with growing concerns over the scarcity of...

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Sugerland Qantas soars to the top for Bullzeye Droughtmaster Bull Sale
Stud Sale Reports
Sugerland Qantas soars to the top for Bullzeye Droughtmaster Bull Sale

Lots offered at the 10th annual Bullzeye Droughtmaster Bull Sale held on Saturday, October 11, at the Nebo Saleyards met with solid demand.

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