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heifer finishing

farm14 · 2015-04-17 21:17:36

Seen in paper yesterday the average price for a continental store heifer 450kg is €1,150. I know a guy who has 900 heifers on the go at once. Mainly charolais/heifers & some limousine. Now some say that this system is profitable. What sort of weight gain would a heifer put on a day & what would carcass need to be for…

17-04-2015 9:17pm

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Seen in paper yesterday the average price for a continental store heifer 450kg is €1,150. I know a guy who has 900 heifers on the go at once. Mainly charolais/heifers & some limousine. Now some say that this system is profitable. What sort of weight gain would a heifer put on a day & what would carcass need to be for making profit? Its big money to pay but their is some v big finishers out their

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