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The farm’s carbon footprint in 2022 is 14% lower than the national average and is being boosted by practices such as reduced age at slaughter and optimum breeding efficiencies.
The most recent batch of 21 bullocks drafted in early December delivered an average carcase weight of 373.89kg from a liveweight of 678kg and 55% kill-out.
The bullocks' average daily gain (ADG) since birth is running at an impressive 1.23kg per day, while the ADG from weaning to housing was recorded at 0.86kg per day.
Next year’s calving season looks set to be condensed into a six or seven week period with 75% of cows and in-calf heifers holding to first service and 23% to second service.
The TB breakdown in the herd has been ongoing for a year with the latest round of short interval skin testing identifying six reactor suckler cows and two reactor calves.
From the 82 cows put forward for breeding 61 cows were inseminated once, 19 cows received one repeat insemination and three cows were inseminated on three occasions.