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First 24 hours are crucial at calving

Teagasc’s Future Beef Programme continued its spring webinar series with a focus on what matters most in every suckler herd, delivering a live calf and keeping it alive.

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock • 5 min read
First 24 hours are crucial at calving

The second webinar in the two-part series, a Guide to a Successful Calving Season, examined best practice at calving time and, crucially, the first hours and days of a calf's life which is the period...

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