Beef
Winter Beef series: Preparing for the arrival of calves
The period over the next few weeks is when major preparations happen for the busy spring season when most calf-to-beef...
Winter Beef series
Beef
Winter Beef series: Is red clover silage a cost-saving option?
Rising fertiliser prices during the course of 2022 resulted in many beef farmers opting to try red clover swards as...
Beef
Winter Beef series: How to tell if cattle are factory fit
Winter Beef series is in conjunction with Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign. Drafting and selecting cattle for slaughter is ongoing on Teagasc DairyBeef...
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Winter beef series: Selecting dairy-beef animals for slaughter
Drafting and selecting animals for slaughter is ongoing on Teagasc DairyBeef 500 farms and will continue right throughout the spring....
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Winter Beef series: Advice on parasite treatment in cattle
Winter Beef series is in conjunction with Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign. Animal health is one of the key factors that underpins animal...
Beef
Winter Beef series: Feeding meal to cattle for finishing
This winter, an under-fleshed Angus or Hereford bullock that is sent to the factory could lose out on 40-50c/kg when...
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Winter Beef series: Avoiding 'the weanling weight struggle'
With many grazing weanlings already housed and the end line now in sight for those still out, it is important...
Beef
Winter Beef series: Avoiding 'the weanling weight struggle'
Winter Beef series is in conjunction with Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign With many grazing weanlings already housed and the end...
Beef
Winter Beef series: Targets for winter weight gain in cattle
Winter Beef series is in conjunction with Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign. Achieving daily live weight gain targets throughout an animal’s...
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Winter Beef series: Targets for winter weight gain in cattle
Achieving daily live weight gain targets throughout an animal’s life on calf-to-beef farms is one of the key metrics used...
Beef
Winter Beef series: The two critical measures of silage
Winter Beef series is in conjunction with Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign. With daylight hours declining and heavy rainfall having arrived...
Beef
New series to offer dairy-beef farmers winter management tips
A range of issues surrounding winter management practices of dairy-beef cattle will be addressed in the new Winter Beef series,...