NFI Phenotypes of BIN Cattle – 2012 Hereford
| Project start date: | 23 January 2013 |
| Project end date: | 06 March 2014 |
| Publication date: | 06 March 2014 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
Summary
During the 2012-13 season, one Hereford cohort of 62 BIN cattle was tested for feed intake and weight gain at the Tullimba feedlot. Cattle generally performed well averaging around 14.62 kg/day feed intake and 1.89 kg/day weight gain during the test period of ~70 days after adaptation to the feeders. Feed intake and live weight data from manual weighing was reported to the breeder group fortnightly and supplied to BREEDPLAN at the end of each test period.
