Can Australia’s feedlots compete?

By John Carter
February 3 2018 - 4:00pm
Lotfeeding has been excellent for producing better quality beef, but can Australia continue to compete given low feed conversion rates and high cost of production.
Lotfeeding has been excellent for producing better quality beef, but can Australia continue to compete given low feed conversion rates and high cost of production.

It is invariably said that most of a beast’s breeding goes down its neck. A tour of a feedlot, beginning at the inception pens, confirms the saying. “Genetics” improves with the days on feed. 

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