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Break-feeding cattle

Break-feeding cattle

Cattle and sheep farming in New Zealand is based on grazing pastures. However, specialist crops are used for wintering and finishing some stock. This mob of young cattle is being break-fed on a forage crop.

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Natural Sciences Image Library of New Zealand
Reference: Ag0348Smt.jpg
Photograph by Peter E. Smith

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Robert Peden. 'Beef farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
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