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Beef

Beef Facts •	Recommended age of mating - 15 months •	Recommended body weight at mating - 300 –320kg •	Gestation Period - 283 days •	Oestrous Cycle - 21 days •	Duration - 18 hours •	Put in calf no later than 2.5 months after calving. •	Spring calving system •	At least 1 calf per year= Reproductive Efficiency •	Dental Formula ( same as sheep) Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars. 0 0 3 3 x 2 4 0 3 3

Outline of two year Calf to Beef sytem At Birth	About 40 Kg First Summer	Calf should be about 80 K Leader follower system of grazing Protect against disease First Winter	Calf should be about 200 kg – Weanling Second Summer	Calf should be about 280 kg – Yearling Second in line in the leader follower system Dose for lice, stomach worms, lungworms, etc Second Winter	Calf should be about 450 kg Feed good quality silage and concentrates Reaches slaughter weight at the end of the second winter Slaughter 	Slaughter weight varies depending on breed and sex. At finishing= 450 – 850Kg

Breeding Program •	Calving dates •	Spring calving system •	Cheap summer grass •	Breeds •	AI versus Bull •	Diet- have to fed well before mating to improve its condition scoring= higher chance of conception •	Calving interval - every 12mths •	Heat detection