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Beef Revision, Mr P Reynolds - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Used for Finishing Animals
      - Conformation
      - LWG
      - FCR
      - BCS
    - - Replacement Heifers
      - Based on Milk yield
      - Fertility
      - Calving Ability
      - Reproductive Efficiency
  - - - Easy Calving
      - Low growth rate
      - Early maturing breed
      - Produces a lean carcase.
      - Used in Beef and Dairy
    - - Good conformation
      - Strong feet and legs
      - Early maturing
      - Easy calving
    - - Double muscled
      - High growth rate.
      - High kill-out percentage
      - High percentage of lean meat carcase.
      - Calving difficulties.
    - - Fast growth rate
      - Good conformation
      - lean carcase
      - calving difficulties.
- - - - Breed – Beef breeds higher KO%
      - Age – Older equals lower KO%, Higher Fat %
      - Diet – Better fed animals higher KO%
      - Gender – Bulls Higher KO%
      - Disease Management
- - - - Breed
      - Feed Quality
      - Age
      - Environment
      - Water
  - - - Age
      - Breed
      - Feed Space
      - Feed Quality
      - Environment
      - Health
- - - - Dairy Breed – Friesen/Montbeliarde
      - Beef Breed – Angus/Hereford
      - Earlier Maturing Breeds (AA/HE)
      - Healthy – No Scour/ Pneumonia
      - Sex – Males Higher Growth Rate
      - Nutrition
        
        Milk Replacer/ Hay – 6-10 Weeks
        
        Concentrates – 1 Kg/Day for 6-10 Weeks
        
        Leader Follower System – Selective Grazer, Parasite Control, Higher LWG
        
        200 Days at Grass – 180kg or 0.7Kg/Day
        
        Finished at 24 Months @ >500kg
        
        Housing
        
        Dry, Ventilated, Clean – Prevent Disease
        Slatted House/ Dry Bed
        
        Management
        
        Health
        Vaccination – BVD, Pneumonia, Blackleg
        Dosing – Fluke, Worm, Hoose, Lice
        
        Grazing
        Leader-Follower – High LWG, Low Parasite Risk
        Paddock Grazing – Cost Effective, Low Labour
        
        Target Weight
        240kg at Yearling (Year 1)
        570kg at Slaughter (Year 2)
        
        Average Daily Gain
        
        0.7kg/Day
        
        Disease Risk
        
        Low Risk
        Herd Bio- Security
  - - - Continental – Charolais, Limousin, Simmental
      - Early Maturing
      - Good Conformation
      - Early Age of Slaughter
      - Carcass Weight at Slaughter
      - High K/O %
      - Nutrition
        
        Spring Born – Utilise Grass
        
        Creep Grazing – Select Best Grass
        
        1st Winter - >70% DMD Silage + 1kg Concentrates
        
        200 Days at Grass – 185kg or 0.7Kg/Day
        
        Finished at 24 Months @ >600kg
        
        Management
        
        Health
        Vaccination – BVD, Pneumonia, Blackleg
        Dosing – Fluke, Worm, Hoose, Lice
        
        Grazing
        Creep Grazing – High LWG, Low Parasite Risk
        Paddock Grazing – Cost Effective, Low Labour
        
        Cow management
        
        Heat Detection – Bull, Tail Paint, Restrict Calf – Oestrus Cycle
        
        Health – Feet, Teeth, BCS, Parasite
        
        Maintenance Diet – Grass Based
        
        Vaccination – BVD, Leptospirosis, Salmonella, Rotavirus
        
        Target Weight
        300kg at Yearling (Year 1)
        600kg at Slaughter (Year 2)
        
        Average Daily gain
        
        1.2 kg / Day
        
        Disease Risk
        
        High Risk – Calves Bought In
        Reduce risk (1) Source Calves from few farmers (2) Source from farms not marts.
- - - - 700kg cow should rear a calf to weight at least 294kg at 200 days old.
- - - - Improve Efficiency by:
        
        Select replacement heifers with maternal traits
        
        Use easy calving bulls
        
        BCS at calving of 3.25
        
        Disease Control
        
        Feed Management – Nutrient Requirement Filled
        
        Compact Calving