Winter Beef series: Avoiding ‘the weanling weight struggle’

November 18, 2022 10:04 am

With many grazing weanlings already housed and the end line now in sight for those still out, it is important that dairy calf-to-beef producers have a feeding plan in place for the coming months. At this stage, the quantity and the quality of the silage that you have in your yard can’t be changed. However, a plan needs to be drawn up to take into account the amount of forage available on the farm, forage quality and required performance of animals.