The contributions of Ms Helen Hearnshaw, Dr David Hennessy
and Professor John Thompson in the conduct of research on
consequences of growth and nutrition during early life of cattle
described herein are most gratefully acknowledged. The
financial and in-kind support of the Cooperative Research
Centre for Cattle and Beef Quality, NSW Department of Primary
Industries, CSIRO Livestock Industries and the University
of New England is gratefully acknowledged. We also
acknowledge the considerable efforts of research, technical
and/or farm staff of NSW Department of Primary Industries
Agricultural Research and Advisory Stations at Grafton and
Glenn Innes and its Beef Industry Centre of Excellence in
Armidale, at the Beef CRC ‘Tullimba’ Feedlot, at CSIRO Livestock
Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, St Lucia, and
at the University of New England Meat Science Complex, in
the conduct of the Beef CRC research described in this review.