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How a tight calving period can improve profitability

With the current high cattle prices, making the most of sucklers and keeping calving intervals tight is essential

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Vet Graeme Fowlie explains how new beef cow fertility visits work.
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Vet Graeme Fowlie explains how new beef cow fertility visits work.

Getting suckler cows back in-calf is not always straightforward and it can also be easy to see calving intervals stretch out. Both can result in an increased workload, varying progeny performance and escalating...

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