Australian cattle stock recovered to 2014 levels

The number of cattle in Australia is currently 28.8 million, the highest since 2014. About this writes the portal beefcentral.com. After three years of unstable seasonal conditions, as well as the 2019-2020 drought, Australia's cattle stock has begun to recover and has already reached 2014 levels. It is reported that the country will continue to increase the number of livestock. "This year will be a transitional period for Australia's mature cattle production, which has come out of a recovery period, and expects growth this year across all key performance indicators," said Meat & Livestock Australia Senior Analyst Ripley Atkinson. By 2025, the number of cattle is expected to reach its highest level since the 1970s. Its number will grow by 4.5% and amount to 29.6 million heads. Experts attribute such trends to the strong reproductive characteristics of heifers, genetic improvements in all herds in the country, and rational livestock ...