CSIRO ScienceImage 11010 A stockman musters cattle on CSIROs Belmont Research Station in central Queensland
Autor/Urheber:
division, CSIRO
Shortlink:
Quelle:
Größe:
2592 x 1456 Pixel (2297664 Bytes)
Beschreibung:
The 3,260 hectare Belmont Research Station is located 32km north of Rockhampton on the Fitzroy River. It is owned by AgForce Queensland and managed by CSIRO Livestock Industries. The station's research and breeding program officially began in 1953 to develop new tick-resistant cattle breeds to replace the British Hereford and Shorthorn cattle herds, which then dominated grazing in northern Australia. The program aimed to produce tick resistance by crossbreeding existing herds with newly introduced breeds of cattle derived from Africa's Zebu line - the American Brahman, and the Africander. The program was a major success and most Northern Australian cattle still exhibit some Zebu content.The program also produced a new cattle breed, the Belmont Red, which is proving useful in crossbreeding to increase herd fertility and meat quality, as well as tick resistance.
Kommentar zur Lizenz:
Lizenz:
Bild teilen:
Relevante Bilder
(c) CSIRO, CC BY 3.0
.jpg)
.jpg)
.png)
.jpg)
(c) Kr.afol, CC BY-SA 3.0
(c) State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0
.jpg)
(c) Bäras, CC BY-SA 3.0
Relevante Artikel
OutbackAls Outback werden die Wildnisregionen Australiens in der Subökumene bezeichnet. Es umfasst nach der Definition des The Pew Charitable Trusts mit 5,6 Millionen km² etwa 72 Prozent der Fläche des Kontinentes; das entspricht in etwa der Hälfte der Fläche von Europa. Das Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment der australischen Regierung definiert das Outback im weitesten Sinne als Weideland (rangelands), das 81 Prozent der Fläche Australiens ausmacht. .. weiterlesen