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There are two new additions with a Charolais
and Limousin sire replacing two bulls of
the same breed, with the remaining bulls
for use in 2022 also used in recent years.
There are two new additions, with Charolais and Limousin sires replacing two bulls of the same breeds, while the two Belgian Blue sires have been dropped for the 2022 breeding season.
The breeding season will start on 18 April and preparations have started, including recording heats, administering vaccines and selecting sires for use in 2022.
A batch of 36 cows and calves were turned out to grass on 28 February and in recent days are out by day and in by night due to a deterioration in ground conditions.
The 40 heifers turned outdoors on Thursday 20 January weighed 411kg, having achieved an average daily gain of 0.72kg over the shorter winter housing period.
The final 22 bullocks and three heifers from the 2020-born progeny were drafted on 17 December, with heifers achieving the highest average carcase weight since the project began.
With cows up to eight calvers in the herd, it is now pretty clear that the mature weight of the first-cross Angus and Hereford cows falls mainly within a weight range of 620kg to 670kg.
Winter feed costs will be increased on most farms due to higher meal prices, however lower-quality silage in the yard means further feed cost rises on the Thrive Demo Farm this year.