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SHARING OPTIONS: Where concentrates will be fed once a day in weanling sheds, the head space required is between 400mm and 500mm/animal. Teagasc beef specialist Martina Harrington outlined the key management factors that must be correct in order for weanlings to thrive over the first winter period during the recent Teagasc virtual beef conference. While diet plays a key role in the overall performance of the animal, as outlined by Dr Mark McGee, there are a number of other factors that are equally important to have correct: Practices around housing and t...

  The recent Teagasc Beef Conference was held online over three evenings, in a one-hour webinar style event. The first evening concentrated on the winter period for weanlings. Getting the growth rate correct in this period has been identified as a particular issue on many beef farms. The diet over the winter period will have a massive effect on the overall performance of the animal. As outlined by Dr Mark McGee of Teagasc Grange, optimising the first winter growth rate can only be done if the feed value of the silage being fed is known.

Violinist Leah Ottman, who played with many Twin Cities musicians, dies at 33 By Rochelle Olson Text size Copy shortlink: As a 5-year-old, Leah Ottman heard an instrument she liked while listening to her parents' classical music and told her mother she wanted to learn to play "that one." She began taking violin lessons using the Suzuki method, launching a passion for music that would continue until her unexpected death Dec. 2 at the age of 33. Family members said she had not been ill and her death was being investigated. "Leah touched an eno...