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How a tight calving period can improve profitability

With the current high cattle prices, making the most of sucklers and keeping calving intervals tight is essential

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Vet Graeme Fowlie explains how new beef cow fertility visits work.
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Vet Graeme Fowlie explains how new beef cow fertility visits work.

Getting suckler cows back in-calf is not always straightforward and it can also be easy to see calving intervals stretch out. Both can result in an increased workload, varying progeny performance and escalating...

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