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A comparison of Hereford and Charolais cross Friesian in a silage bull beef system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

A J Chalmers
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, Government Buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2YA
L C Roger
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, Government Buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2YA
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Extract

The system of feeding beef bulls on a “storage regime” based on silage has been developed at Rosemaund Experimental Husbandry Farm. The gross margin obtained from this planned and disciplined system of production has shown figures comparable to milk production.

Type
Beef Production and Growth Promoters
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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