IN ANY beef breeding system, the primary driver of productivity and profitability is determined by the number of calves that can be born, and can be raised to weaning and on to sale weights.
There are numerous issues that can occur within a herd to impact on this. However, one of the most important, for both a calf and cow survival, is birth weight.
Producers would generally recognise the importance of managing birth weight to avoid high levels of dystocia in their herd. However, in extensively-run herds, dystocia is not the only risk producers are attempting to manage. Research…
