A morning in the life of an Irish farmer ( episode 2 )

Feeding the livestock

2 kilos each a day ,16% protein nut , 265 euro per tonne, roughly 50 cent per day per head, 2kg along with hay or silage is enough to maintain a cow but beef cattle when being fattened can eat anything from 6kg to 15kg per day depending on age, size and finishing system, young cattle are usually fed 2 to 3 kg a day to insure a good growth rate.

Followed by baled haylage

Last years calves from 7 months to a year old

The cows will begin calving very soon