The impact of body condition in pregnant beef cows for calf welfare and lifetime productivity

SP Turner; KMD Rutherford; JE Donbavand; MC Jack

The impact of body condition in pregnant beef cows for calf welfare and lifetime productivity

SP Turner, KMD Rutherford, JE Donbavand, MC Jack

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Large variation exists within and between Scottish beef farms in the management of body condition in pregnant suckler cows. Improved management of body condition could reduce feed use and associated costs and improve calf vigour, size and long term growth rate.

Original language	English
Publisher	Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Number of pages	2
Volume	RPC RB 2021/02
Publication status	Print publication - Mar 2021

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