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Phenotyping feed conversion...pictures anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="BARNSCOOP" data-source="post: 673946" data-attributes="member: 7032"><p>Waihou,</p><p>I am glad you posted so much information about your operation. You are correct ,as I understand it, that you have one of the few climates that can grass feed all year around. Where I am in the southern USA I have to feed hay ,as the only food source, several months of the year. Although we take good care of our pastures (hay & grazing), having soil samples tested, so we can fertilize properly . Our hay (forage) reports show us if we need to supply our cattle with added protein through the winter. It would take alot of land and very few cattle for me to be able to graze all year long. </p><p>Interesting that you can keep your cattle until they are three year olds. Here it wouldn't grade prime at that age. But it also has to be on the fatty side with alot of marble too. Not, that I agree. The prime grade beef here has way to much fat for me. I do grain finish my beef for two months before slaughter,however they are on a grass/hay diet until then. I also like to give a very small portion(in two buckets) of grain daily to the whole herd just to keep them coming to me.</p><p>When I went to Ireland I noticed that is wasn't any greener than my home in Tennessee during the spring/summer but to have that temprate climate all year around would be great. Boy, do I wish color of cattle didn't matter here!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BARNSCOOP, post: 673946, member: 7032"] Waihou, I am glad you posted so much information about your operation. You are correct ,as I understand it, that you have one of the few climates that can grass feed all year around. Where I am in the southern USA I have to feed hay ,as the only food source, several months of the year. Although we take good care of our pastures (hay & grazing), having soil samples tested, so we can fertilize properly . Our hay (forage) reports show us if we need to supply our cattle with added protein through the winter. It would take alot of land and very few cattle for me to be able to graze all year long. Interesting that you can keep your cattle until they are three year olds. Here it wouldn't grade prime at that age. But it also has to be on the fatty side with alot of marble too. Not, that I agree. The prime grade beef here has way to much fat for me. I do grain finish my beef for two months before slaughter,however they are on a grass/hay diet until then. I also like to give a very small portion(in two buckets) of grain daily to the whole herd just to keep them coming to me. When I went to Ireland I noticed that is wasn't any greener than my home in Tennessee during the spring/summer but to have that temprate climate all year around would be great. Boy, do I wish color of cattle didn't matter here! [/QUOTE]
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