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    Fatten quicker in pen or paddock?

    I have a heavyweight steer that needs fattening over the last 45 days before our big show. Should I lock him up in a pen and his grain ration or keep him in the paddock (which has very little grass) with the self feeder? Which would fatten him more quickly? Thanks.
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    Preventing injuries while breaking in

    My steer got his leg caught between two yard panels today and got a nasty cut to his leg which will see him out of competition now. It is a terrible shame as he is a cracking steer. It was his first time being tied up and he is very quiet, then out of nowhere he reared right up and came down...
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    Keeping condition on cattle during shows

    Has anyone got any tips for reducing stress and keeping condition on cattle at shows? Whenever we go away for a hoof and hook, the cattle go off their feed in varying amounts, sometimes will not drink as much as they would normally and look hollowed out a bit in the flanks come show day. Is...
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    Getting that fluffy coat

    No matter how hard I try, I can't achieve that lovely soft fluffy coat that most others can. How often do you wash and dry or just comb the hair on the coats of your steers/heifers per week? Are there any awesome products you would recommend? We use Revive mostly. We are in Australia so our...
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    Speckle Park steer like you've never seen!

    OH Breeder, I have only ever tied up to a donkey. We have two other steers that lead well, do you mean tie them up to one of them for a few hours? He stands tied and we brush him and wash him and he gets a lot of love from the students. It is just leading him that he disagrees with. We have been...
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    Speckle Park steer like you've never seen!

    I have a cracker of a steer that we are currently breaking in. He is a Speckle ParkXLimo X Murray Grey (We are in Australia). I have high hopes for him if we can get the fat cover on that rump in time. Would welcome any thoughts/opinions on him. In the photos he is 9 months old. We are having a...
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    Showing pregnant heifers

    My school has just won a heifer who was AI six weeks ago. As we are new to showing purebred heifers (we usually only do the steer carcass comps) I am after some advice. How long is it safe to show her for before putting her out to paddock? What sort of protein % grain should we be feeding her...
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