BEEF FROM THE SUCKLER HERD

In a beef suckle herd each cow should produce a live calf every year a nd provide sufficient milk to enable the calf to attain a high growth rate. The management of a spring calving herd at the Grange Research C entre was described. Continental cross cows are bred to continental br eed sires and high animal performance is achieved in a system based ma inly on glazed grass and grass conserved as silage, with the provision of supplementary concentrates when required. Appropriate preventive m easures are implemented to ensure the health of the herd.