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Overwintering your cattle in preparation for the next grazing season

January 03, 2023 • Havie • Season 1 • Episode 1

in this first episode of We've got the Beef, Havie Carter speaks to James Byrne - one of OMAFRA's provincial beef cattle specialists. James explains how winter feeding can impact cattle average daily gain and profitability when turned out in the spring. Tune in to learn how you can improve your herd's performance. Questions for James? you can contact him at james.byrne@ontario.ca

For more information about winter feeding in preparation for spring check out this virtual beef article:
Effect of Weight at Turn-Out to Pasture on Average Daily Gain (gov.on.ca)

Be sure to subscribe to the OMAFRA dairy and beef blog and to Beef@Guelph for frequent beef blog posts and research updates:

beef – Dairy and Beef Cattle Production (wordpress.com)
University of Guelph :: About Us (beefguelph.ca)

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