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Profitably transforming day-old calves into fat cattle requires mastering many skills ranging from fertility management to achieving the best daily liveweight gain.

Whether you run a suckler herd or rear or finish beef cattle, browse our beef articles to find out how to improve beef farm profitability and productivity.

Key areas of focus:

  • Optimising productivity of the suckler herd
  • Achieving good weight gains and performance
  • Improving herd health and welfare
  • Management of healthy youngstock
  • Selecting the best market for your produce

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Assessing performance
Breeding and fertility
Feed and nutrition
Housing and handling
Health and welfare
Husbandry
Livestock marketing
Youngstock management

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BEEF

Integrated beef schemes: What’s available and how they work

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SLURRY AND MANURE MANAGEMENT

How topping up manure with biochar has improved soil health

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GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

Advice on adding herb species to a grazing reseed

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