Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc Beef Conference, where beef farmers demanded more records and better sire choice from dairy farmers.
Record-keeping for dairy farmers is difficult where a number of bulls are put to work cleaning up cows not in calf.
Surely a lightweight ear tag that identifies parentage could be developed and results returned to owners within the critical two- to three-week period after birth?
Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc Beef Conference, where beef farmers demanded more records and better sire choice from dairy farmers.
Record-keeping for dairy farmers is difficult where a number of bulls are put to work cleaning up cows not in calf.
Surely a lightweight ear tag that identifies parentage could be developed and results returned to owners within the critical two- to three-week period after birth?
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