Farmers wanted for ‘Beef-Quest’ to reduce age of slaughter
Reducing the mean finishing age of the ‘prime’ beef cattle population to 22-23 months of age by 2030 is one of the main greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies for the Irish beef sector.
A large-scale, on-farm study aims to identify the most efficient on-farm measures for reducing the finishing age of Irish beef cattle... but volunteers are needed.
Reducing the mean finishing age of the ‘prime’ beef cattle population to 22-23 months of age by 2030 is one of the main greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies for the Irish beef sector.
