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Achieving LWG Pasture Control

Increasing young cattle LWG provides improvements in:

• Feed Conversion Efficiency

• Meat quality

• Less pugging damage (fewer big animals going through a second or third winter)

• Animal health and welfare

• Potentially more profitable, resilient and sustainable farm systems.

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Project Information

date
January 1, 2014
type:
Report
SUMMARY
This project focused on how Northland beef farmers might improve farm profitability and sustainability through growing cattle faster and finishing them at a younger.
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