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Effect of winter environment on growth of young beef cattle 2. A note on the comparison of roofless cubicles with indoor cubicles for wintering 9-month-old Hereford × Shorthorn steers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

R. B. McCarrick  and
M. J. Drennan
R. B. McCarrick
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Institute, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
M. J. Drennan
Affiliation:
The Agricultural Institute, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
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Summary

Live-weight gains of two groups of 9-month-old Hereford × Shorthorn steers wintered in either roofless cubicles or indoor cubicles were compared during the winter of 1968/69, and during a subsequent 29 days at pasture. The animals were fed 1·82 kg concentrates per head daily and both treatment groups received equal quantities of silage.

No significant difference was found between treatments in winter live-weight gains or subsequent weight changes at pasture. The health of all animals was excellent throughout.

Type
Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 1972 , pp. 107 - 110
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1972

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