Track 1-09: Adoption of Precision Management to Improve Efficiency of Grassland-Based Livestock Production

The XXII International Grassland Congress (Revitalising Grasslands to Sustain Our Communities) took place in Sydney, Australia from September 15 through September 19, 2013.
Proceedings Editors: David L. Michalk, Geoffrey D. Millar, Warwick B. Badgery, and Kim M. Broadfoot
Publisher: New South Wales Department of Primary Industry, Kite St., Orange New South Wales, Australia

XXII International Grassland Congress Theme 1:
Improving Production Efficiency to Revitalise Grasslands:
Livestock Production from Grasslands:
Adoption of Precision Management to Improve Efficiency of Grassland-Based Livestock Production

	Opportunities for Improving Livestock Production with e-Management Systems Dave L. Swain, Central Queensland University, Australia Rebecca N. Handcock, CSIRO, Australia Greg J. Bishop-Hurley, CSIRO, Australia Don Menzies, Central Queensland University, Australia
	Case Studies which Demonstrate the Financial Viability of Precision Dairy Farming Ian Yule, Massey University, New Zealand Hayden Lawrence, Niaruo Dairies, New Zealand Craige Mackenzie, Three Spring Dairies Ltd., New Zealand Carolyn Hedley, Landcare Research, New Zealand Miles Grafton, Ravensdown Fertiliser Ltd., New Zealand
	Manipulation of the Spatial Grazing Behaviour of Livestock in Extensive Grassland Systems Derek W. Bailey, New Mexico State University Mitch B. Stephenson, New Mexico State University Milton G. Thomas, Colorado State University Juan F. Medrano, University of California, Davis Gonzalo Rincon, University of California, Davis
	Can Precision Farming Technologies Be Applied to Grazing Management? S. Mark Rutter, Harper Adams University, UK
	Evaluating Rangeland's Grazing Capacity for Livestock and Wild Herbivores Using the Delta Diet Tool and GIS Technology Sandra A. Santos, EMBRAPA, Brazil Arnaud L. J. Desbiez, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, UK Humberto L. Perotto-Baldivieso, Cranfield University, UK Juliana M. Alvarez, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, UK
	Does Targeted Short-Term Grazing of Lucerne Increase Twinning Rates in Unsynchronised Merino Ewes? Jessica M. Rummery, Charles Sturt University, Australia Susan M. Robertson, Charles Sturt University, Australia Belinda J. King, Charles Sturt University, Australia Michael A. Friend, Charles Sturt University, Australia
	Modelling Complex Sheep Systems Using AusFarm Susan M. Robertson, Charles Sturt University, Australia Michael A. Friend, Charles Sturt University, Australia
	A Technique for Measurement of Cattle Form Using a Trail 3D Digital Camera Tamaki Kida, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Japan Shigeki Tejima, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Japan Toshitaka Uchino, Kyushu University, Japan Fumihiko Tanaka, Kyushu University, Japan
	Infrastructure to Improve Beef Business Outcomes in the Queensland Gulf Kiri C. Broad, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Australia Bernie H. English, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Australia Rebecca A. Gunther, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Australia Emma S. Hegarty, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Australia Joe W. Rolfe, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Australia Steven G. Bray, Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Australia

Track 1-09: Adoption of Precision Management to Improve Efficiency of Grassland-Based Livestock Production

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