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Who we are - Beef CRC - Beef Genetic Technologies

The CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies (Beef CRC) is using the human, mouse and bovine genomes to improve the profitability and productivity of Australian and global beef businesses.

It is one of 49 Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) funded by the Commonwealth Government.

The Beef CRC brings together some of the best scientific minds and beef businesses to maximise the benefits of research through an enhanced process of utilisation, commercialisation and technology transfer.

Our focus is on gene discovery and gene expression technologies to:

  • Improve the capacity to deliver high quality beef to Australia’s 110 global markets without compromising animal welfare or the environment.
  • Enhance beef yield and herd reproductive efficiency, improve efficiency of resource use, reduce production costs, minimise methane emissions and avoid chemical and antibiotic residues through precise application of knowledge about the genes controlling these attributes in cattle, their rumen microorganisms and in parasites that affect cattle productivity.
  • Ensure Australia is the number one supplier of beef to meet the growing demand by neighbouring Asian countries to 2020.