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Managing dairy cattle in drought

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Primefact Number: 344    Edition: First edition    Released/reviewed: 01 Jan 2007

Herd numbers and feeding levels must be constantly assessed during feed shortages. Reducing stocking pressures by agistment or culling and selling are ways of coping with feed shortages. Whichever way you decide to manage your herd during feed shortages, grouping stock according to feed priorities is extremely important. This Primefact discusses:

  • groups of stock
  • selective reduction of stock
  • agistment considerations
  • stock husbandry.
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