Kiernan Milling - John Bawle Beef Trial

John Bawle - Co. Longford feeds up to 350 head of cattle annually. He forged a connection with Kiernan Milling when he was disappointed with the performance of bulls on his Longford-based farm; it was later discovered that the animals were suffering from laminitis - one of the main causes of lameness in cattle.

David Magee M.Agri.Sc - Ruminant Nutritionist at Kiernan Milling- inspected the farm and introduced a ration.

John monitored performance by weighing his cattle regularly; he also noticed that lameness reduced dramatically up to three months following the change of diet.

Trial Results

An independent trial was then conducted by Tom O' Reilly - the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation), with results as follows:

Slaughter Date: September 5th 2018
Average Daily Gain: 2.09kg (115 days)
Dead Weight: 488.9kg
Kill Out: 60%
Fat Cover 2+


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