Angus and Angus-cross yearling steers on a lucerne-pasture stand in the Amberley district. They are a good example of efficient beef production under New Zealand conditions—bought-in as calves, wintered, and now to be fattened to killable weights at 20 months of age. The author of an article on this page urges stud breeders to make fertility growth and carcase quality their priorities.
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Press, 8 November 1978, Page 32
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62Angus and Angus-cross yearling steers on a lucerne-pasture stand in the Amberley district. They are a good example of efficient beef production under New Zealand conditions—bought-in as calves, wintered, and now to be fattened to killable weights at 20 months of age. The author of an article on this page urges stud breeders to make fertility growth and carcase quality their priorities. Press, 8 November 1978, Page 32
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