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Enhancing profitability in the suckler herd

When it comes to suckler herd improvement, the Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) Argyllshire Monitor 51AVÊÓÆµbusinesses has ramped up the depth of data it is collecting

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Enhancing profitability in the suckler herd

Speaking in a QMS recent webinar, SAC ruminant nutrition consultant Lorna Shaw outlined how data has been turned into sharper heifer selection and a practical profitable cow calculator designed to put...

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