| Agri-Business |
An
agricultural business activity |
| Backgrounder |
Young
cattle (usually steers) that require further growing
and weight before entry into a Feedlot
|
| Bore |
A
narrow hole drilled into the ground to source water
from an underground water aquifer. |
| Bronco
Panel |
Panel within a Bronco Yard which is used to restrain
a beast ( usually a calf ) for marking purposes.
The calf is drawn to the Bronco Panel by a Bronco
Horse and Bronco Rope
|
| Bronco
Yard |
A
single yard usually 40 metres x 40 metres with usually
native timber posts and around 9 strands of heavy
gauge twisted wire. There is usually only one gateway
and the yard contains a Bronco Panel. |
| Brumby |
A wild horse - feral |
| Feedlot |
Confined
area used to feed livestock intensively to suit market
requirements |
| Feedlotter |
Livestock
on feed in a Feedlot |
| Feral |
Introduced
animals that have become wild and considered pests |
| Improved
Pasture |
Fodder
plants that are sown to feed livestock on cultivated
land |
| Land
System |
An
area of land distinct from surrounding areas with
relatively uniform characteristics like soil type
and vegetation |
| Mustering |
To
gather up or “round up” cattle for all
husbandry and marketing requirements |
| Pastoral
Lease |
Land
leased usually from the State by a pastoralist for
the purposes of raising domestic live stock over a
long time span |
| Pastoral
Lessee |
Holder
of Pastoral Lease |
| Pastoralism |
Extensive
grazing of domestic livestock on Rangeland country |
| Pastoralist |
A person or persons who undertakes pastoralism |
| Rangeland |
Land
used for extensive grazing of domestic livestock.
Rangeland vegetation is typically native or naturalised
and the land is not cultivated for the production
of crops |
| Sharefarming |
An
arrangement between the landowner and another person
to farm (crop) the landowner’s land. Both parties
share costs and profits (losses). |
| Soakage |
Source
of water confined in a sand bed usually along a drainage
line. It can be permanent or temporary. |
| Stubble |
Remaining crop stems like Wheat and Barley after the
grain has been harvested |
| Top
Feed |
Palatable shrubs which livestock can graze (browse)
|
| Waterhole |
A
depression on a drainage line that can retain water
permanently or temporarily |
| Well |
A
larger hold dug into the ground to source water from
an underground water aquifer |
| Barren
Cow |
A
cow that has slipped a calf or never calved |
| Bull |
An
entire male used for breeding usually referred to
as a Stud Bull |
| Bullock |
A
mature fully grown steer |
| Calf |
Progency of a cow which is still suckling |
| Cast
for Age Cows (C.F.A) |
Aged
cows that are surplus to breeding requirements |
| Cow |
Female
that has had its first calf and subsequent calves |
|
Dry Cow |
A cow that is not lactating |
| Heifer |
Young
female that hasn’t had its first calf |
| Mickey
Bull |
An
entire usually juvenile male |
| Steer |
A castrated male |
| Weaner |
Calf
removed from its mother |
