The Beef Edge
Ballyvadin Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm Update
Published: 18 June 2025 at 06:00 Europe/London
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Episode notes
Teagasc Technician, Chloe Millar, from the Ballyvadin Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm in Co. Tipperary gives an update on this week’s Beef Edge podcast on rearing calves this spring and management on the farm currently.
There were 381 calves sourced on the farm this spring with the calves sourced from seven farms from specific sires with high dairu beef indexes. There was a focus on selecting sires with high CBV and beef carcass in the sub-indexes.
Chloe talks through the process from once the calf arrives on the farm up to weaning. They were on average 80 days of age and 93 kg at weaning.
Chloe also outlines the key targets for these calves over their lifetime and how the cattle finished last year.
Performance at grass is very important to every beef system with Chloe outlining the management at grass currently and the reseeding that was carried out this year.
Ballyvadin is hosting an AHI Teagasc calf care event on the farm on the 24th June @ 7pm and further details are at:
https://animalhealthireland.ie/event/calfcare-event-ballyvadin-beef-farm/
There are a number of calf care events taking place from 23rd-26th June and for further details go to:
https://animalhealthireland.ie/event/calfcare-event-peoples-farm/
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https://www.teagasc.ie/thebeefedge
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