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Declan Marren
on 02 Oct 2020
Thrive weekly update: first heifers slaughtered and housing Belgian Blue cattle.
The first nine heifers were slaughtered last week with an average carcase weight of 267kg.
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Declan Marren
on 02 Oct 2020
This Hereford heifer was drafted for slaughter this week.
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