Weight gain

In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at housing issues, feeding cull cows and looking after first calved heifers.

All farmers who take part in the new Beef Quest project will receive free weight performance monitoring and forage analysis.

Creep grazing is a great tool to boost weight gain in calves and prepare animals for weaning. Outlined are some tips for beginners.

Adam Woods takes a look at feeding finishing cattle at grass and completing a fodder budget on a beef farm.

The end of July is a good time to weigh cattle and get a handle on weight gains from grass, as well as making management decisions for marketing animals in autumn.

Clement Lynch has adopted a paddock grazing system on his sheep farm in Park, Co Derry. Peter McCann reports

Lambs should be carefully assessed when drafting, with more reports of lambs recording a much lower kill out in recent weeks.

Adam Woods takes a look at average carcase weight trends over the last number of years