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Title: Thrive weekly roundup: stock target weights and milk replacer costs

What should the 2022-born stock weigh this week and how important is a mid-winter weight check. All this, plus details from the 15-page calf focus in this week's paper.

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Beef > Management
21 January 2023
Declan Marren on 21 Jan 2023

Thrive weekly roundup: stock target weights and milk replacer costs

What should the 2022-born stock weigh this week and how important is a mid-winter weight check. All this, plus details from the 15-page calf focus in this week's paper.

Declan Marren
Beef > Management
21 January 2023

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Weighing cattle mid-winter allows any period of under-performance to be identified at the earliest possible stage.

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