Research into finding the links between the genetic make-up of bulls and the fertility of their female progeny could be worth millions of dollars to Australian beef producers. The potential to improve reproductive performance has been revealed in a major research project involving monthly ovarian scanning of 2000 heifers from weaning to first calving. More than 36,000 pieces of data have been gathered by scientists from CSIRO, Queensland Department of Primary Industries and the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit at Belmont Research Station and four other Queensland Department of Primary Industries research stations across the state.
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