Australian cattle farming could become safer and cheaper thanks to the work of an animal genetics team at The University of Queensland.
The state-of-the-art Animal Genetics Laboratory (AGL) at UQ’s School of Veterinary Science is conducting genetic tests to help the cattle industry reduce the need for dehorning.
AGL science leader Dr Russell Lyons said the lab, which was celebrating its 500,000th cattle sample, had conducted 40,000 Australian Poll gene marker tests including 12,000 tests in the past 12 months.