Extra feed with autumn grass didn’t help steers

THE economics of supplementing spring-born steers at autumn pasture are questioned, after a Teagasc trial — especially so where the animals are destined for later indoor feeding.

In Eddie O’Riordan’s trial at Teagasc, Grange, Co Meath, 66 spring-born Aberdeen Angus cross Holstein-Friesian steers, having grazed predominantly perennial ryegrass swards for three months until early July, were divided into three groups and offered either:

*grazed grass only.