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Beef production from once calved heifers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

M.G. Keane  and
F.J. Harte
M.G. Keane
Affiliation:
Teagasc, Grange Research Centre, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
F.J. Harte
Affiliation:
Teagasc, Grange Research Centre, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
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Approximately 480,000 maiden heifers surplus to herd replacements are slaughtered annually for beef in Ireland. They comprise approximately 150,000 Hereford and Angus x Friesians, 150,000 continental x Friesians, 100,000 Hereford and Angus crosses from the suckler herd and 80,000 continental crosses from the suckier herd. At times of calf scarcity and high prices some of these heifers could be bred to produce a calf before slaughter. Provided that calved heifers are slaughtered before 30 months of age, there is little difference in meat quality between such animals and maiden heifers slaughtered at 18 to 24 months of age (Joseph, 1975). The objective of the present experiment was to quantify the productivity of once calved heifers finished indoors or at pasture.

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Genetics and Reproduction
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1990 , March 1990 , pp. 173
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1990

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References

Joseph, R. L. (1975). Carcass composition and meat quality in once calved heifers. In “The Early Calving of Heifers and its Impact on Beef Production”. Edited by Tayler, J.C., Published CEC, Brussels pp 143–150.Google Scholar