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STARTING A BACKGROUNDING PROGRAM TAKES PLANNING

2017-11-13 23:32:46| Cattle Today

Some ranchers hold calves over as yearlings to sell later/bigger, and some people buy light calves in the spring to put on grass and grow to a larger weight. Some put weaned calves into a confinement program--fed a growing ration until they are ready to go to a finishing facility.

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