Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Volume 29 Number 4 1988 Article 10 1-1-1988 An evaluation of cattle types for the east Kimberley David Pratchett Mick Carrick Stuart Young Follow this and additional works at: https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4 Part of the Beef Science Commons Recommended Citation Pratchett, David; Carrick, Mick; and Young, Stuart (1988) "An evaluation of cattle types for the east Kimberley," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 29 : No. 4 , Article 10. Available at: https://researchlibrary.agric.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol29/iss4/10 This article is brought to you for free and open access by Research Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 by an authorized administrator of Research Library. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. By David Pratchett1, Mick Carrick2 and Stuart Young3 • Brahman and Brahman- Shorthorn cross cows. Production from the Rangeland Management fhe yjrsf cattle to be introduced to Western Australia's Kimberley region Brahman-Shorthorn cross is more profitable than tha Adviser, Kununurra anived at Qrd River station in 1884, after Nathaniel Buchanan had walked 2 from the Shorthom under Beef Cattle Research 4000 head of Shorthorn cattle overland from Queensland, on behalf of the Kimberley conditions. Officer, South Perth ownerS/ Osmond and Panton. 3 Technical Officer, Kununurra In the early years of the Kimberley pastoral industry the virgin pastures allowed stock numbers to increase rapidly. Little consideration was given to stock or rangeland management, or to whezther other types of cattle could be raised for improved production.