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Beef from the suckler herd: 2. Evaluation of the performance of some of the commonest dam genotypes present in the Northern Ireland suckler herd

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

T.W.J. Keady ,
R.M. Kirkland ,
P.A. Ingram ,
R.W.J. Steen ,
J. Comerford ,
D.C. Patterson  and
C.S. Mayne
T.W.J. Keady
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK
R.M. Kirkland
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK
P.A. Ingram*
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK
R.W.J. Steen
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK
J. Comerford
Affiliation:
Penn State University, USA
D.C. Patterson
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK
C.S. Mayne
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DR, UK
*
E-mail: arini@dardni.gov.uk
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Fifty-three per cent of prime beef production in Northern Ireland is currently sourced from the beef herd and this proportion is likely to decrease post implementation of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The Northern Ireland suckler industry currently incorporates a very diverse range of genotypes which produces a very varied product in terms of carcass weight, fatness and conformation. However, there is an increasing need for the industry to produce a more consistent product, as beef production will be market driven in a subsidy free environment post implementation of the MTR of the CAP. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the potential of 10 of the most common dam genotypes used for beef production in Northern Ireland.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 36
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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