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Outwintering in-calf heifers halves feed costs

Grazing dairy animals on brassica crops is commonplace for block calvers, but the cost-savings mean it is something more dairies should consider

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Outwintering in-calf heifers halves feed costs

Outwintering has been a long-established tradition at Harper Adams University where they have been grazing in-calf heifers on brassica crops for more than a decade. As well as delivering savings of 拢8,000,...

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