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Playing catch-up with growth rates throughout winter

When your summer feeding regime is restricted to grazing alone, winter takes on an added importance. Beef producer Paul Thomas tells ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã how he improves cow condition and speeds up youngstock performance from November to May.

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Playing catch-up with growth rates throughout winter

When your summer feeding regime is restricted to grazing alone, winter takes on an added importance. Beef producer Paul Thomas tells ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã how he improves cow condition and speeds up youngstock...

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