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Thrive weekly roundup: sire performance and winter silage requirements

In this week's dairy beef programme update, Declan Marren takes a look at sire performance of the heifers on the demo farm, as well as outlining just how much silage is required for the first winter.

Declan Marren
Sat 29 January 2022 12:00 AM
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Sat 29 January 2022 6:00 PM
Thrive weekly roundup: sire performance and winter silage requirements
Yearling heifers on the Thrive demo farm averaged 302kg on 13 January, an average daily gain of 0.97kg since housing.
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