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    influence v. Ration design, category and genetics for weaned young cattle from suckler cow husbandry

    Steinwidder Andreas, Priv. Doz. Dr.

    Priv. Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder

    Head of Research & Innovation

    Due to the decline in dairy cattle numbers, the number of suckler cows in grassland areas is increasing significantly. After weaning, some of the young cattle are marketed as young beef through branded meat programs. However, the majority of young cattle are fattened to higher final weights.

    This mainly takes place in specialized fattening farms in arable farming areas with the basic feed base being maize silage and corresponding concentrated feed supplements. In the present study, the possibility of fattening young suckler cows in grassland areas using grass silage as basic feed is to be examined. In a cooperation project between the Bundesexperimentswirtschaften GmbH Wieselburg (BVW) and the Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture (LFZ Raumberg-Gumpenstein), questions about the influence of genetics, gender, concentrated feed supplements and final fattening mass on fattening and slaughter performance as well as meat quality are being investigated Fattening out of young suckler cows was examined.

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    Ration design

    Ration design

     HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein/ Steinwidder

     

    Influence of ration design, category and genetics on weaned young cattle

    Steinwidder Andreas (2003 - 2006)