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    Simmental Store Steers For Sale

    Simmental Steers x6 out of Suckler cows and homebred 16mths to 19mths old Located Mid Cornwall Premovement Tested , looking for £1200 for the oldest 3 and £1100 for the younger 3. Also may have a store heifer to sell as well
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    Polled Simmental Bull for sale

    Polled Pedigree Simmental Bull for sale Abbey Chase Lincoln PP Homozygous polled so all his calves will be polled. Closed Hi health herd 24mths old Mid Cornwall from easy calving bloodlines ideal heifer bull. Semen tested and...
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    Heifer with a C section , Breed again ?

    Nice looking Harlequin Dane you have there !
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    Heifer with a C section , Breed again ?

    Hi , How have people got on breeding in the future from a cow or heifer following a C section ? Have a heifer here , approx 32 mth old , she had a big bull calf , and needed a c sec to get him out...
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    Lost Brass Cattle Tags

    Could be and a handfull of new tags !
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    Lost Brass Cattle Tags

    Thanks , But having had a closer look at the pliers , the adusting screw , just alters the automatic return spring , once the handles are closed the tag is already closed and released automatically . The amount of travel in...
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    Lost Brass Cattle Tags

    Yes they are good tags , First bit of trouble with them . I think the screw is just a depth stop for the handle to close against , the levers that squeeze the tag are further up I think
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    Lost Brass Cattle Tags

    Thanks , I've had a look at the pliers , tiny bit of wear , but not sure if that's enough to cause the problem Could really do with some blank tags to try and see how they shut
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    Lost Brass Cattle Tags

    We have found several youngstock lost tags recently . Never had a problem before . It's the Super Brass ones from Roxan , been no bother at all in the past. Just wondering if anyone else has had trouble ?
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    Best outlet for Cull cows in Cornwall or Devon

    Up to 4 to go , some well covered , other 2 a touch plain
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    Best outlet for Cull cows in Cornwall or Devon

    We have a few cull cows to sell from our suckler herd , Not FA , and ideally would like to send them in direct . Any reccomendations for a buyer in Cornwall or Devon for non assured cows . Thanks
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    Livestock Market Deductions

    I've not come across it before , though we don't sell many through the fat ring, mostly as stores . Seems wrong to me ....the buyers should pay what they bid !
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    Livestock Market Deductions

    For Cattle
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    Livestock Market Deductions

    Is it common practice for Auctioneers to deduct 0.005 pence , Halfpence per kg from the sale price ?? Why would they do this?
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