Beef needs to step it up to stay in the race

By John Carter
January 14 2018 - 4:30am
John Carter says is his 60-odd years as a breeder, he has seen many changes, not least of which was the increase in Brahmans with superior survival and weight gain.
John Carter says is his 60-odd years as a breeder, he has seen many changes, not least of which was the increase in Brahmans with superior survival and weight gain.

The day of the five-year-old bullock has gone, but beef must speed up its full chain conversion efficiency to stay in the race with chicken. Australia is far behind Northern Hemisphere efficiencies.

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