Beef
Floor type: 'Rubber mats seem to be a happy medium'
Rubber mats are a happy medium between concrete slatted floors and straw bedding, according to Teagasc researcher Cathy McGettigan. A...
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11kg carcass weight increase in cattle on rubber mats
Studies carried out in recent years have shown that beef cattle prefer lying on rubber mats over concrete slatted floors,...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
