Beef cattle

The $1.7 million Darbalara Beef Cattle Teaching Facility is equipped with cattle yards and infrastructure designed to support advanced trials in cattle management, health monitoring, reproductive technologies and feed management.

This facility enables research into practical, large-scale applications for the beef industry.

Darbarlara provides seamless access to infrastructure such as:

• cattle yards
• grazing land
• advanced irrigation
• high-tech precision monitoring equipment.

These resources support field trials, genetic studies and production research, ensuring high-quality outcomes for beef industry clients.

Find out more about the Darbalara Beef Cattle Teaching Facility

UQ are pioneering projects focused on enhancing cattle productivity, health and welfare, including:

• drone technology for pasture management
• electronic monitoring systems
• precision agriculture techniques.

Research clients can develop and test these innovations for commercial application.

The Droughtmaster herd offers real-world application in areas such as:

• breeding for disease resistance
• cattle handling for production efficiency
• precision livestock management
• sustainability initiatives focusing on water and feed efficiency.

The UQ Droughtmaster herd, with its long-established genetic excellence, provides researchers and commercial producers with access to top-quality bulls that are carefully selected for their performance and genetic traits.

Each year, the University offers a select group of well-grown, vet-checked, semen-tested bulls for sale. These sales offer an excellent opportunity to acquire high-performance animals for improving herd quality, disease resistance and overall production.