Complete Livestock System Notes

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Comprehensive Notes Summarising Lecture Material with Personal Reading Covers Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Pigs and Poultry Contents: Dairy 2018 Dairy Industry Australian Dairy Regions Economic Aspects The SE Australian Dairy Production System Breed Production Calving Systems Cow’s Annual Lactation Cycle Feeding Systems Used on Australian Dairy Farms Transition Cow Management Key Principles and Requirements of the Seasonal Production System Mastitis Dairy Cow Nutrition- Protein Dairy Cow Nutrition- ME Dairy Cow Nutrition- Fibre Ration Formulation Key Indicators of Performance in Pasture-Based Dairy Systems Challenges for Pasture-Based Dairy Production in 2018 Research Trends: Precision Dairy Farming Research Trends: Individual Feeding Systems Research Trends: Australian Profit Ranking Index (APR) Research Trends: Increasing Nutrient Use Efficiency Research Trends: Environmental Impacts Research Trends: Pasture Utilisation Beef Size and Value of the Australian Beef Industry Common Cattle Breeds Northern Beef Industry Beef Supply Chain Australian Beef Production Systems Feedlots Link Between Finishing Weights and Nutrition Productivity in the Southern Industry Productivity in the Northern Industry Environmental Impact of Beef Industry National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) Research, Development and Extension MSA Standards Sheep Australian Industry Wool Production Major Sheep Breeds In Australia Merino Strains Main Factors Which Affect Sheep System Profits Stocking Rate Production Targets Key Management Decisions Reproduction Time of Lambing Joining Condition Score and Ewe Performance Split Lambing Accelerated Lambing Meat Production Factors Affecting Carcass Composition Wool Characteristics Factors Which Influence Wool Quality Wool Follicle Development Research, Development and Extension in Pasture Enterprises Precision Farming Walk-Over-Weighing Pedigree MatchMaker Automated Drafting RFID/EID Managing the Whole Flock Vs Individual Animal Management Virtual Fencing Taggle System Remote Autonomous Animal Behaviour Monitoring Poultry Breeder Management Chicken Ovary Formation of the Egg Egg Structures Breeder Production Timeline Chick Placement Brooding Body Development Rearing Period Target Weights Feeding Flock Performance Measures Chicken Meat Production Broiler Breeder Production Hatchery Broiler Performance Feeding Broiler Growth Water and Feed Distribution Environmental Management Litter Ventilation Broiler Housing Systems Barn Systems Free Range Systems Broiler Welfare Catch Out Farm Cleanout Costs of Production Swine Origin Digestion History of Pig Production Systems Intensification of Pig Farming Common Australian Production Systems Production Lifecycle of The Pig Farrowing Shed The Weaner Shed Grower/Finisher Shed Sow Shed Reproductive Life of the Female Pig Pig Myths Australian Pork Industry Australian Pig Research Pork Consumption Internationally World Pork Production Future Prospects for the International Pig Industry Consumers and Pork Consumption Sustainability Large Vs Small Piggeries Threats to the Pork Industry Consumer Views Future Opportunities for the Pig Industry