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Patterns of Winter Feeding For Spring Born Suckled Calves in Relation To Their Subsequent Performance At Grass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

D. G. Chapple
D. G. Chapple*
Affiliation:
Liscombe Experimental Husbandry Farm, Dulverton, Somerset TA22 9PZ
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The growth rates of weaned spring born suckler calves can be poor during their first winter because of low silage intakes. Feeding high levels of supplements is expensive and the increased growth rate is largely lost with a check at turnout. The objective of this trial was to improve the winter liveweight gains of suckled calves without affecting subsequent performance at grass.

Type
Silage and Beef Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1987 , March 1987 , pp. 51
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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