date:Mar 28, 2014
e of cattle earlier this year and is currently in operation at 1000 individual calf unit (ICU) capacity. The current holding capacity of the feedlot is 10,000 head, and the longer-term plan is to build the feedlot to a capacity of around 30,000 cattle.
Calves are kept individually in hutches for 60 days at which time they are moved into weaner barns where they are grouped for another 60 days. They then move into feeding barns where they stay for 12 months.
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