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March 5, 2021, 6:30 am
The calving season is well underway on some spring-calving suckler herds, so the management of the breeding season may not be a top priority at the minute. However, it will soon be poking its head around the corner for suckler farmers.
Obviously, the goal is to get cows returning to their heat cycles and achieve conception as soon as possible.
Maximising the cow’s fertility has the potential to improve profitability for the farmer due a cow having a calf every year within the 365-day calving interval target.
This week, Kevin McGrath from the College of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has stated that “a cow must earn her place within the herd, otherwise she becomes a drain on the overall output from the herd”.