Semi-Intensive Beef Production: Steers, Continental X, Reared on grass for one season, Finished indoors on contentrates, Slaughtered at 18 months, Slaughtered at around 550kg, Carcass Weight = 300kg, Killing Out = approx 55%, Overall DLWG = 0.95kg/day, Feed = Grass, Silage, Concentrates, Barley, Health Issues = Acidosis, Lice, Intensive Beef Production: Usually entire males, Mainly Dairy calves, Reared on concentrates indoors, Finished on concentrates indoors, Slaughtered at 12-13 months, Slaughtered at around 520kg, Carcass Weight = 270kg, Killing out = 52%, Daily Live Weight Gain = 1.3-1.4kg/day, Feed = Concentrates, Forage, Barley, Health = Ringworm, Pneumonia, Foot issues, Extensive Beef Production: Heifers, Early maturing breeds, Reared on grass for two seasons, Finished on grass over the second season, Slaughtered at 24 months, Slaughtered at around 610kg, Carcass Weight = 340kg, Killing Out = 55%, Overall Daily Live Weight Gain = 0.85kg/day, Feed = Grass, Forage, Health = Fluke/Worms, Clostridial Diseases,

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