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Grass & feeding

Thrive: poorer weather sees meal introduced to calves

In the latest Thrive weekly roundup, Declan Marren looks at meal feeding options to cattle at grass this autumn for both calves and finishing stock.

Declan Marren
Sat 29 August 2020 12:00 AM
Declan Marren
Declan Marren
Declan Marren
Grass & feeding
Sat 29 August 2020 5:00 PM
Thrive: poorer weather sees meal introduced to calves
Heifers on the Thrive demonstration farm in Cashel, Co Tipperary, this week.
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