As a rule of thumb for dry weight feeding, Moore figures 2 percent of body weight in mid-gestation (28 pounds dry matter feed for a 1,400-pound cow, 24 pounds for a 1,000- to 1,200-pound cow).

He milks 140 spring calving cows on a pasture-based system at Ahakeera, Dunmanway. Half the farm has free-draining red sandstone land, but the remainder is reclaimed marsh which can be difficult ...

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