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Ban non-stun slaughter Please sign and share the petition, I have finally got this through parliament, using new laws and ruling, so... -
So you'd rather an animal didn't have a painless death instead was in pure agony for several minutes at the abattoir did you? Well each...
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crofteress replied to the thread Backwards calves…the bull?.I know. I went to one of these farm advisory days and some of the cows in Nov were in very poor condition. I asked how would they...
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crofteress replied to the thread Backwards calves…the bull?.This 100%. My friend calves over 100 of the very best blue/lim no dairy blood and keeping them on a level plain of nutrition is how he...
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Just to add to that, I think the cow needs to be in good condition right through, if it’s allowed to lose weight it eats more prior to...
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The plain cows and bulls will get exported. The forequarters of the best cows with go to McDonald’s McDonald’s are strict in what they...
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We've had 2 c-sections this year and should have had another 2 that I elected to pull and lost/killed the calf in the process. Dams were...
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He'll be glad of them on sale day!
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Straw could be expensive this year unless the spring barley goes wild and produces a sh!t ton. You might be as well feeding poor hay...
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If a young cow who has no previous faults loses a calf through no real fault of her own I tend to run her on. First cow to calve this...
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You may be being a little 'soft', but that is no bad thing. I'm sure, 'on paper', you should cash her in every time but it depends how...
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This has always been my fear with cross bulls. Could get the best of both or the worst of both.
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I have a relative who keeps them lean and ends up with big calves but cows are half dairy bred know a chap with pure limo and they are...
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Neither do I….hence he’ll be going
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Someone mentioned it is the calves to big to turn….most of the calves have been larger than I’d of liked
