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Data shows Welsh beef farmers are reducing calving interval

New data indicates that farmers are making savings by reducing calving intervals, but statistics show that further improvement can be made

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
clock • 1 min read
Data shows  Welsh beef farmers are reducing calving interval

The average calving interval for beef dams in Wales was 420 days in 2024, according to the latest data from the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS). Glesni Phillips, HCC market intelligence, analysis...

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