foxbox
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As you can tell I'm new to this site! but have been a long time observer on BFF. Being as my name has been mentioned and a lot of questions are being asked i thought i would join. Firstly Stabiliser are a registered breed with Defra so they receive full Pedigree compensation for TB. Also as Clive T mentioned all Stabilser heifers are sold Fixed Price this year the price is set at F1's £1000, F2'S 1100 and Pure's at £1250, which although may sound expensive is very much cheaper than a lot of pedigree heifers beng sold at the momemt and all heifers will have a Very High health Status. One of the most important things that all breeders of Stabilisers recognise is that they are a maternal breed and everyone I Know that went into them did so purely to produce their own replacements with the idea to putting a continental bull on them, but due to the growth of the male calfs hardly anyone has bothered to do this. I Still think the future of the breed is to keep them purely as a maternal breed and let people put their bull of choice across them!
Hi James, glad you've joined up . I've met you a few times at some of the progressive group meetings (Mark Jelley) and was impressed with our trip around JSR farms last year. I posted earlier in the thread that I wasn't convinced of the cost part of the stabiliser concept; I think it only fair that I apologise as I expected the prices to be far higher than you have quoted above. So, leading on from what you have posted there can you talk us through the difference in an F1, F2 and pure? Obviously it is to do with the stage that the crossing has got to in order to produce the "finished" product but it'd be helpful to understand what the difference is. I'm sure you will understand though that after the December meeting I'm also duty bound to look hard at Charolais too