Maximising Beef Output from the Suckler Herd through Production of Heavy Suckler Bulls - B-06-04
Duration 3 years
Team and Leader L. Dawson, F. Lively and B. Moss
Organisations Involved Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland
Background and Summary
Currently, production of beef from the suckler herd is a relatively inefficient way of producing beef as the cow has to be maintained whilst it takes up to 30 months to produce a finished animal. Prime beef production from the suckler herd has declined in recent years to the current level of 53% of beef output.