Heavy steers and heifers run at low stocking rates enhance drought resilience in a pastoral region of Australia

C. d'Abbadie, R. Kingwell, P. Vercoe, B. Plunkett and A. Peggs

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 218, issue C

Abstract: The semi-arid mulga lands of the Southern Rangelands of Western Australia experience frequent droughts. Maintaining a profitable animal grazing enterprise whilst preserving rangeland condition requires selecting an appropriate stocking rate and herd structure.

Keywords: Production systems; Stocking rate; Beef cattle production; Bioeconomic modelling, drought (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103993

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