Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Hugh Doyle:

No. The Chairman does not understand what I am talking about. I refer to the actual animal when it is being put through the finishing system. The animal eats on average 10% more feed to put on the same kilo of weight gain. When one removes the kill-out percentage it is far less.