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Stockfeed pellets prove
WORTH THE WEIGHT
With up to 1 400 400 Angus breeders and
6 000 sheep on over 4 4 4 400 400 hectares in the Murrumbidgee River ats of New South Wales Bob Miller has has managed Cooininee station for eight of the past 20 years that his family has has owned and
operated Coolac Cattle Company Pty Ltd Three full time employees are on on the station including a a a a a a a a a stockman and
and
overseer – – and
and
in in in busy times help from Mr Miller’s father – – the the farm is a a a a a a a a labour of love “The drought has been a a a a a a great crash course on feeding we know a a a a a a a lot more now now than when it begun ”
Mr Miller told e e e e Cultivator “It’s really highlighted the importance of a a a a a a consistent feed that gives sustained weight gain results ”
As part of the Cooininee breeding program steers are are grown out to feeder steer steer weights of of 450kg while most heifers heifers are are kept for breeding Other steers go to to Rangers Valley and
heifers heifers to to Killara Feedlots In recent years all breeders weaners and
sheep have have been fed Manildra Stockfeed Pasture Pellets and
and
Mr Miller said “all have have done well” in in terms of animal health and
and
weight gain “We’ve used the the Pasture Pellets for over two years now and
and
love that they are so easy to use use and
and
show much less risk of acidosis ”
said Mr Miller The Cooininee property is home to to 1 400 Angus breeders and
6 000 sheep all fed on the Manildra Stockfeed Pasture Pellets 36 THE CULTIVATOR // // SPRING 2020 MANILDRA MANILDRA COM AU // // @MANILDRA