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Start with the dam to maximise heifer performance

An all-encompassing approach which starts before a heifer is even born has helped Stowell Farms reduce their average age at first calving by two months in the last three years

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At Stowell Farms, heifers are currently calved in at 24 months with the aim to reduce that to 23 months.
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At Stowell Farms, heifers are currently calved in at 24 months with the aim to reduce that to 23 months.

The target age for calving heifers is 23 months at Stowell Farms in Pewsey, Wiltshire, which is one of Mole Valley Farmers' Focus Farms. READ NOW: Pre-weaning period key to rearing sustainable replacement...

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