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Keeping you up to date with the latest water supplementation and livestock productivity info and research.
Overcoming Labour Shortages in the Aussie Outback
How embracing the Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) model in the agriculture industry helped our business attract and retain skilled workers, and bolster employee satisfaction and wellbeing.
Do animals have a preference for fresh water over supplemented water?
The DIT AgTech Research Team recently completed a Water Preference Research Trial which delved into beef cattle’s water consumption patterns, comparing preferences for varied dose rates of water supplements versus straight fresh water.
Trends for 2024 for AgTech in the Livestock Sector
AgTech continues to revolutionise the livestock industry, and the agriculture sector more broadly, by delivering immense value to farmers. Here are some trends for 2024 we expect to see for the Agtech industry.
Overcome prussic acid & sulphur deficiency for stock grazing sorghum
In this article we discuss the importance of sulphur for cattle grazing sorghum and offer a strategy for efficiently achieving the target dose for each animal.
uDOSE Upgrades: Improving Efficiency and Security
DIT AgTech Technical Lead Jack Maley explains the new improvements and features coming to uDOSE units in 2023.
5 Predictions for AgTech in 2023
DIT AgTech CEO Mark Peart shares his thoughts on the top five trends and potential roadblocks for technology in agriculture in the coming year.
PIRSA uDOSE Case Study
Over the last 12 months DIT Agtech have been closely working with PIRSA (Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia) to demonstrate ag technology across three sites based at Struan, Turretfield and Minnipa. The case study compared traditional lick...
The Benefits of uPRO SOUTHERN on dry feed in Southern Australia
uPRO SOUTHERN has been designed specifically for ruminants on pasture in Southern Australia. It has its advantages for all seasons, including when pastures dry off. When stock are grazing pastures and stubble over summer, the feed value declines as the season...
Phosphorus intake for beef cattle is significantly higher by using uDose
DIT’s dosing technology is used to proportionally dose supplement into the drinking water lines for livestock. This allows a higher level of Phosphorus supplementation year-round. Prelimary results from the 1st year of a water medication trial at QLD DAF Spyglass...
Phosphorus Supplementation
Why is phosphorus so important to beef production? Low soil phosphorus levels in many soils in Northern Australia makes phosphorus deficiency a major problem for grazing cattle. Whilst phosphorus is crucial in all bodily functions, a phosphorus deficiency causes a...
Supplementing livestock on forage cereals
Forage cereals can play an important role in grazing systems as they assist in overcoming the winter feed quality shortages. I was recently asked about supplementing cattle while they are grazing on forage oats and if there will be any advantage of supplementing...
Trace minerals importance to wool production and grazing
Wool is a fibrous protein that is produced by specialized skin cells known as follicles (Sahoo & Soren, 2011). The amount of wool a sheep can produce is dependent on a various of factors, such as breed, genetics and nutrition. While the sheep’s capacity for...
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