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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3
Keywords
Beef production, Calving.
First Page Number
409
Last Page Number
414
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
Beef producers in the agricultural areas are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of calving at a time most suitable to their environment, to the milking ability of the mothers and to marketing practice. The most common time of calving is at the break of the season. The commencement of lactation thus approximates to the advent of the new growth and the cow can make use of the whole of the green pasture period for milk production. By the time the feed has dried off at the beginning of summer the calf is well advanced and able to cope with dry grazing.
Recommended Citation
Davenport, N. and Neil, H. G.
(1958)
"Late summer and autumn calving for beef production (An Experiment at "Cranmore Park," Walebing, 1956-57),"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3: Vol. 7:
No.
4, Article 6.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture3/vol7/iss4/6