Update on the forage crop study: performance to date & managing during the cold snap
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Show Notes
Dr. Frank Campion and postgraduate student, Mark Dolan, join Ciarán Lynch on the latest OviCast podcast with an update on the ongoing work examining finishing hill-bred lambs on a range of forage crops.
Mark first gives the background to the project and what crops they are grazing, followed by an update on crop yield and utilisation this year and the reason for some of the differences observed.
They also discuss lamb performance across the different crops and how they have been managed up to this point.
The recent cold snap has posed challenges and Frank and Mark discuss managing the crops during this period and what lasting impact the severe frosts have had on the crops themselves.
Finally, they highlight the suitability of this system to finish lighter lambs and what carcass weights have been achieved.
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