Meet the team : Andrew Kennett

Cattle Coordinator

 

I am excited to join the RBTA as cattle coordinator and bring some experience in the beef industry at all levels from grazier ( commercial and stud breeder ) stock agent and to member industry orgs and animal science and further the great work Janet has done.

My journey in the cattle industry started at 13 when in school holidays I worked on my uncles dairy farm and then King Ranch’s Brunnette Downs as cattle ringer and horse breaker. Then after a decade with a stock agent I went to University for Ag Sci then worked for a AgVet coy. Then as a grazier and cattle advisorI travelled Europe and North America with interest to develop new useful breeds and brought in Gelbvieh ( live ) when you could in 1980’s where I also worked with on farm embryo sexing and splitting for implanting in vivo

I then took up opportunity to work in Agvet chemical regulation in DPIE for number years. Which lead into product development locally and internationally where amongst other things I developed Waterbac for organic cleaning of dirty farm water.

Following my passion in cattle breeding I moved to Queensland and with my family have been breeding Droughtmaster and European beef breeds. Where I started the process of introducing the Parthenaise breed as crossbreds then genetic material. Qualified in AI, pregnancy testing, cattle behaviour and cattle nutrition. I also do part time work in my other passion of sustainable soil health and plant nutrition and agronomy as a Chart. Ag. which includes work in SE Asia and on our family farm there.

With over 1000 cattle breeds including many composites I look forward to expanding and presenting them in an update and easy read style.

Please feel free to share your experiences with rare cattle breeds.

 


 

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