It may be years before Australia's most expensive bull, Wyatt, finds himself in a paddock with the ladies.

Researchers at the University of Queensland identify a previously undetected gene variant in Northern Australia cattle breeds, such as brahmans, solving a mystery that has frustrated producers for years.

Several projects involving researchers at University of Limerick are to receive funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, it has been announced. Minister for Agriculture, Food…