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2 reference farms
Apart from supplying high-quality products, the Auctus team supports a huge number of farmers throughout Ireland in relation to calf management, husbandry, diagnosis of health issues and monitoring calf performance.
On an on-going basis, Auctus uses two reference farms for monitoring product performance, health status and measuring calf weight gains to exceed targets.
Firstly, Brian Geraghty, Auctus business development manager, farms in Dysart, Co. Roscommon, covering the West of Ireland and Donegal, is part of the Thrive – Dairy calf-to-beef programme.
Last spring, Brian reared 92 Aberdeen Angus heifer calves. They arrived on the farm from 10 days to three weeks old. All calves were vaccinated against pneumonia and clostridial diseases in the days after arrival.
December 17, 2020 12:00 pm
Over the past few years, Auctus has grown significantly in both the range of products supplied to the Irish market, but the sales volumes have increased substantially also. 2020 has been no different albeit a lot more challenging for its farming customers and agricultural retailers alike.
Auctus does not see 2021 any different in terms of the support it will be offering to its farming customers.
In fact, there may be more demands on a lot of farms and Auctus is here to help in relation to anything in the area of young animal nutrition. With this in mind, it has strengthened its team to make sure demands are met over the forthcoming calving and lambing season.