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A batch of 25 Aberdeen Angus and Hereford bulls and heifers arrived on farm on Monday.
A sure sign that spring is on the way is marked with the arrival of the first dairy-beef calves of the year.
Twenty-five Angus and Hereford, bulls and heifers made up the first batch of calves on the
Irish Farmers Journal Thrive demonstration farm at John Hally’s outside Cashel in Co Tipperary.
Calf price, which has been quite high this spring compared with last year, meant the bulls averaged €220/head and heifers were €200 at around three weeks of age.
First feed
The calves, which are all AI-sired, came directly from two farms less than an hour away.