Dutch dairy cows.

Location
Cornwall
Just wondering what are people's experiences are with imported Dutch cows would they be any good? What is there health status over there? Also is there any cull value with them? Sorry for so many questions but we have never had anything to do with them.

Thanks in advance. :)
 
Location
East Mids
We imported 8 Holsteins in summer 2009 as late in-calf heifers, they were very well grown heifers calved at 2 yrs.. We lost one soon after calving to toxic mastitis (at a time when the cows were playing second fiddle to visiting a seriously ill fr in law) but the last one left the farm in summer 2016 and we had 4 others still in 2015, their overall performance was about the same as the rest of our herd. Health wise you will not be buying TB and they are also certified free of some other diseases - lepto I think, your importer will advise. Make sure you test for neospora if they are at a suitable stage of pregnancy. Being otherwise closed, and of reasonably high health status, we tested for Johnes, neospora (2 were rejected), BVD antigen and IBR. One did have Johnes after 3 yrs, but the others never showed any signs and we do test regularly. Talk to your vet - we were warned to watch for worms as they were probably fully housed before they arrived here so no immunity.

We sell our culls deadweight and have not noticed any difference in price despite the fact that as imports they cannot be farm assured. They were nice quiet cows that served us well.
 
Location
Cornwall
They are in a herd dispersal so I don't know if the farmer who imported them ran any tests before he had them. Read in the st merryn newsletter that they are not keen but I guess though a market they might make something as culls. How do you get on with st merryn @Beef farmer
 
They are in a herd dispersal so I don't know if the farmer who imported them ran any tests before he had them. Read in the st merryn newsletter that they are not keen but I guess though a market they might make something as culls. How do you get on with st merryn @Beef farmer
Foreign nationals go north.
 

jimmer

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Location
East Devon
KG PPKG AMOUNT
H F BARREN COW ...... NL8886 73572 ............... 664.0 .... 59.50 .. 395.08
H F BARREN COW ...... NL7198 89257 ............. 673.0 ... 65.50 .. 440.82
H F BARREN COW ............. UK330046700138 ............ 656.0 ... 89.00.. 583.84
H F BARREN COW............ UK323541102669 ............. 676.0 .. 103.00.. 696.28
H F BARREN COW ............... UK263057101849 ............ 620.0 .. 98.50 . 610.70
H F BARREN COW ............. DE15017 11592 ............. 760.0 .. 79.50.. 604.20
 
Location
Cornwall
KG PPKG AMOUNT
H F BARREN COW ...... NL8886 73572 ............... 664.0 .... 59.50 .. 395.08
H F BARREN COW ...... NL7198 89257 ............. 673.0 ... 65.50 .. 440.82
H F BARREN COW ............. UK330046700138 ............ 656.0 ... 89.00.. 583.84
H F BARREN COW............ UK323541102669 ............. 676.0 .. 103.00.. 696.28
H F BARREN COW ............... UK263057101849 ............ 620.0 .. 98.50 . 610.70
H F BARREN COW ............. DE15017 11592 ............. 760.0 .. 79.50.. 604.20

Oh(n) not good cull value then.
 

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