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I saw a video once of young bulls getting haltered trained by a donkey which was pulling it along!

It really does my head in, that type of attitude! They're sitting in their nice warm tractor cab listening to the radio doing field 'work', while the suppliers of their store cattle/lambs battle away trying to get them out/keep them alive!

You need to speak to your vet. You shouldn't need to treat with blanket antibiotics, particularly when their use is being restricted to prevent resistance developing.

Would there be a bit of shared ancestry between Dorset Down and Charollais?

Would a Hampshire Down be a viable alternative? Easier to get hold of one!

Carlisle must be closer than 60 miles? You'll get fixed up with a nice bunch of calves privately or contact a dealer?

Can you expand? Opportunities related to SFI?

At least Wagyus are consistent. They just look like a bad Angus at every stage :ROFLMAO:

It might be worth giving Farmstock Scotland at Selkirk a ring. They sometimes have folk on their books with calves looking for a reader or even just to provide a nice level bunch off one farm. @Bill dog may know more.

I wouldn't guarantee that.

West Scottish Lamb at Carlisle take stock bulls, I believe.

That's not pallid, a little inflamed if anything. But I have to confess, I really have no idea what's going on with this bull 🤷‍♂️

A fever would be more damaging than steroids.

Agreed, would be a good compromise 👍

That's great news. I hope it's a success for all involved. I'm sure Lester could point out some enjoyable ways for you to spend all those new wages on @Warrior+1 🤣

Those animals didn't go into the food chain.

Yes, a pithing rod which destroyed the brainstem and the top of the spinal cord. No coming back from that but it was banned during the BSE crisis as it could result in CNS tissue being found in muscle.

Think about it! Slaughtering on any scale is done inside a building. Would you want to be shooting a beast with a free bullet to have it possibly ricocheting round inside four walls?? Captive bolts prevent this but for sheep slaughter in a slaughterhouse with a decent throughput, electrical...

Think I've seen that on the TV. They put a slit in the belly then reach in and pull the Aorta off the backbone. The sheep dies almost instantly and all the blood is contained in the abdomen for later use.

Disappointingly still a lot of ignorance on here from some farmers about the slaughter side of the job, which leads to them making ill-founded claims about animal welfare which , if picked up by the vegan lobby, could be used as a stick to beat us all with. I think some of the better informed...