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A comparison of liveweight gain of two groups of weaners of different entry liveweight in an ad libitum fodder beet feeding system for finishing beef cattle

Gibbs, Steven J.; Saldias, B.; White, Jackie A.; Walsh, D.; Stocker, Natalie; Trotter, Craig G.; Fisher, B.; Fisher, A.; Banks, B.; Hodge, Simon (New Zealand Grassland Association, 2015)

The use of fodder beet as the primary diet for finishing beef cattle is a recent New Zealand innovation. A system using ad libitum grazed fodder beet through autumn and winter to finish spring-born steers between 12 and ...