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The northern Australian beef industry, a snapshot. 2. Breeding herd performance and management
G. Bortolussi A D E , J. G. McIvor B , J. J. Hodgkinson B , S. G. Coffey C and C. R. Holmes A
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A CSIRO Livestock Industries, PO Box 5545, Rockhampton MC, Qld 4702, Australia.
B CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia.
C CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia.
D Present address: NRM Programs & Operations Group, NRM Support Division, Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, GPO Box 2834, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
E Corresponding author. Email: greg.bortolussi@bigpond.com
Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 45(9) 1075-1091 https://doi.org/10.1071/EA03097
Submitted: 25 May 2003 Accepted: 14 May 2004 Published: 10 October 2005
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