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Beef
Call for factories to adjust bonus payments
Amy Forde
Climate council urges meat processors to reconfigure the carcase specification bonus payment scheme to favour animals finished at an earlier age.
18 January 2023 Markets
Positive beef outlook for 2023 - Bord Bia
Adam Woods has the latest from last week’s Bord Bia meat marketing seminar in Naas, Co Kildare.
19 November 2022 Breeding & health
Watch: Thrive bullocks average 310kg carcase at 20 months
This batch of 33 bullocks from the Thrive demo farm were drafted for slaughter three weeks ago based on the finish level.
Efficiency depends on how it is expressed
Depending on how efficiency is expressed, suckler-bred stock are between 20% and 60% more efficient than dairy-sired animals. Declan Marren reports.
5 October 2022 Breeding & health
280kg carcase at 19 months for dairy beef heifers
The Thrive cattle, which are all AI-bred stock, are demonstrating what is possible with dairy beef systems. Declan Marren reports.
28 September 2022 Breeding & health
Optimising pre- and post-grazing sward heights for beef cattle
Maximising performance at pasture has a huge effect on age at slaughter and therefore GHG emissions from beef systems. Declan Marren reports.
27 July 2022 Climate and environment