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Ration change helps suckler farm lift calves weaned

Ration change helps suckler farm lift calves weaned
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Limousin cross cows at Kirkhouse, Brampton © MAG/Michael Priestley
Supplementing a quality grass silage with a source of bypass protein before calving has improved colostrum quality, calf vigour and output on a Cumbrian farm.
The simple diet change has enabled Edward Dean and son Ollie to continue their restricted feeding programme for their 130 Limousin-cross cows at Kirkhouse Farm, Brampton.
The impact of the bypass protein – or digestible undegraded protein (DUP) – has been much more robust and vigorous calves from cows with more colostrum and milk after calving.
The improvement has come on the back of several other management changes at Kirkhouse since the farm signed up to be an AHDB Strategic Farm. They have:

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