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The importance of managing body conditioning scores has been highlighted following reports of an increased number of caesarean sections in calving cows. Strong grass growth has led to more overly fit cows and, as a result, more difficult calvings.

As summer progresses the quantity and nutritional quality of grass declines.  To maintain growth rates it is necessary to supplement the grazing at some stage as the season progresses, the timing will very much vary from farm to farm. It is important to consider this as concentrates simply substitute grass intakes and make weight gain more expensive. 

It looks as if it is going to be an increasingly difficult harvest with reports already of grain beginning to sprout in the ear.