Other enterprises on properties (percentage of Breeding aims (% properties) properties) Element 2004 2010 Element 2004 2010 Crossbreed for performance 8 33 Tourism 12 15 Concentrating on other 32 27 Crocodile egg collection 0 15 areas of management Selecting traits within 28 13 breeds Properties employing permanent staff (% properties) Element 2004 2010 Mustering rounds (% properties) Employing staff 100 80 Element 2004 2010 First round 100 100 Average number of staff employed by properties Second round 44 60 Element 2004 2010 Third round 12 0 Bulls Permanent 5 2.6 Seasonal 3.3 4.5 Element 2004 2010 Average bull percentage 4 3.2 Management practices Use of EBVs to select bull (% properties sourcing bulls) Turnoff Element 2004 2010 Location of market (% cattle) EBV use 38 46 Element 2004 2010 Asia 93 87 EBV traits used to select bulls (% properties) Element 2004 2010 Average weight of cattle turned off (kg) Fertility 100 100 Element 2004 2010 Growth rates 100 33 Live export steers 321 303 Live export heifers 294 283 Factors used for selecting bulls (% properties) Element 2004 2010 Cattle management Temperament 77 100 Predominant breed of cattle (%) Structure and confirmation 67 80 Element 2004 2010 Polled 28 76 Brahman 64 84 Brahman cross Shorthorn 28 0 Estimated weaning percentage for cows Element 2004 2010 Mustering method (% properties) Cow weaning 70 62 Element 2004 2010 Helicopter plus bike 76 96
Other enterprises on properties (percentage of properties) Element 2004 2010 Tourism 12 15 Crocodile egg collection 0 15 Properties employing permanent staff (% properties) Element 2004 2010 Employing staff 100 80 Average number of staff employed by properties Element 2004 2010 Permanent 5 2.6 Seasonal 3.3 4.5 Management practices Turnoff Location of market (% cattle) Element 2004 2010 Asia 93 87 Average weight of cattle turned off (kg) Element 2004 2010 Live export steers 321 303 Live export heifers 294 283 Cattle management Predominant breed of cattle (%) Element 2004 2010 Brahman 64 84 Brahman cross Shorthorn 28 0 Mustering method (% properties) Element 2004 2010 Helicopter plus bike 76 96 Breeding aims (% properties) Element 2004 2010 Crossbreed for performance 8 33 Concentrating on other areas of management 32 27 Selecting traits within breeds 28 13 Mustering rounds (% properties) Element 2004 2010 First round 100 100 Second round 44 60 Third round 12 0 Bulls Element 2004 2010 Average bull percentage 4 3.2 Use of EBVs to select bull (% properties sourcing bulls) Element 2004 2010 EBV use 38 46 EBV traits used to select bulls (% properties) Element 2004 2010 Fertility 100 100 Growth rates 100 33 Factors used for selecting bulls (% properties) Element 2004 2010 Temperament 77 100 Structure and confirmation 67 80 Polled 28 76 Estimated weaning percentage for cows Element 2004 2010 Cow weaning 70 62
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