NFI Phenotypes of BIN Cattle – 2013 Limousin
| Project start date: | 29 April 2013 |
| Project end date: | 27 September 2013 |
| Publication date: | 27 September 2013 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
Summary
During the 2012-13 season, three Limousin cohorts with a total of 180 BIN cattle were tested for feed intake and weight gain at the Tullimba feedlot. Cattle generally performed well averaging around 13.59 kg/day feed intake and 1.54 kg/day weight gain during the test period of ~70 days after adaptation to the feeders. Feed intake and live weight data from manual weighing was reported to the breeder group fortnightly and supplied to BREEDPLAN at the end of each test period.
