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WINTER feeding without hay or silage is the unusual feature on the cattle farm of Pat McInerney in Manus, Clarecastle, Co Clare.

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Thu, 31 Jan, 2008 - 00:00

He farms 210 hectares at home and 80 hectares of winterage in north Clare. His 100-cow suckling herd is out-wintered in north Clare from December to March, with no supplementary feeding.

Cows calve from April to June. They are Hereford and Angus crosses, and a Hereford bull is used.

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