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Strong looking heifers. Any others? noticed Einstein looks quite good too, has similar immunity

What holstein bulls would people recommend for producing smaller wider deep bodied cows. Mainly Friesian breeding here but would like some new blood

Thanks. How about a Claas 374?

Thinking of a round baler for keeping on top of grazing for cows in the summer and 4th/5th cut at the end of the year. Any advice appreciated

I see Uk sires have a new morcourt bull sexed, looks solid

Your right, how did you get rid of it?

Do you have much bother with slurry heel when they’re housed ? It would be the source of any feet issue we seem to have with them

Great cows.

They can be handy with they’re feet alright.. Always found them to be more solid on their feet personally

Fair enough. Yes they probably would be around that. I suppose it depends what era, they seemed to breed milk out for a number of years. Cow below would standout even today I imagine

A Well bred British friesian or friesian Holstein cross will graze or eat silage just fine. An m+ figure possibly double the pure Holstein if the forage is good.

Was that protected urea at £930?

I would agree with that, but I think as well there’s good management and there’s hard to manage. It’s not uncommon to hear of replacement rates up on 50%, a quick look on Holstein uk on dams and Grandams of some the cogent bulls and its hard to find a cow that’s done any more than 3 lactations...

Would anyone agree that the type of cow that being bred on the majority of farms as well requires a lot more attention and management than people are willing to put in?. Now a days it seems common for men to have a nutritionist, foot trimmer, genus coming in to AI etc. Having efficient cows that...