On the 23rd October, we had the experience of going through our first calving at Marville’s Farm. We had become a little concerned into the health of Spirit who we knew was close to calving, about 3 weeks prior to her calving she had started to lose weight and took on the appearance of a … Continue reading Baptism of fire into calving at Marville’s Farm

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An interesting article from America on the profitability of smaller cows. The gist of the story is this: Smaller cows were about US$65 per head cheaper to keep and produced steer calves with total carcass value about US$250 lower, and had a net return per steer of US$74 less. However, because the steers and their dams were … Continue reading Smaller cows win according to Beef Magazine

Please see a link to an interest article on trials of feeding Mugwort to animals as a means of controlling internal parasites.

The answer to that question will vary with each farm and your schedule for calving and the animal health needs of your particular area. This is just a guide to give you and idea of things you may need to think about. This is what Sandrian Park attempt to do in South East Queensland with … Continue reading What do you need to do and when?

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