Introducing a dual-purpose breed into a cross-breeding programme on a Welsh dairy farm has added strength and size to its autumn calving herd. The Fleckvieh strikes a balance between a grazing animal and one capable of eating large volumes of silage at housing, according to Deian Evans and Jamie McCoy, who farm near Newcastle Emlyn, […]
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