Saldias, BGibbs, SJ2018-06-292016-07https://hdl.handle.net/10182/9909Traditionally, New Zealand (NZ) beef-production systems rely almost solely on pasture production. However, the seasonality of pasture growth, which affects quality and quantity, impacts the productivity of the system, with mean slaughter age of 26-36 months. In accelerated beeffinishing systems internationally, cereal grains are used to maintain energy intakes across the production cycle, at a lower cost than is possible in NZ.pp.87-89enCopyright © The Authors. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.fodder beetbeef-production systemad libitum fodder beetConference Contribution - publishedANZSRC::070204 Animal NutritionANZSRC::3003 Animal production