A series of trials was conducted to test the accuracy of livestock market reporters under liveweight selling conditions in Victoria using a range of cattle types. The performance of the market reporters in carcass weight and fat cover estimation was poorer for cows than for bullocks, while the...

Before the war the main market for Australia's pigmeat production was the home market; the export market was relatively small and of relatively recent growth. The war itself brought a number of changes. Not only were increased quantities of certain types of pigmeat required for the Services and...

Farmers are showing increasing interest in promotion and advertising. Public statements by various farm groups calling for increased expenditure on advertising are all characterized by the certainty with which a desirable return from advertising is anticipated. In view of this it seems opportune...

The level of prices and net returns are compared for cattle sold at auction, over the-hooks and in the paddock. After adjusting prices to a point-of-slaughter basis, no significant difference was found between prices paid for cattle under the three selling methods examined. Producers' net...