shorthorn

Any Jersey breeders ever try crossing with a norwegian red? If so what kind of cow did you end up with and what system are you running, ( seasonal calving/all year calving, housed/grazed?)

I know its been discussed before but are people moving away from using blue semen on cows to a more grazing/forage type breed bull? Tempted to move to hereford/angus but BBs seem to be far easier to sell when down with TB etc. Been burnt multiple times with herefords but will there be a big...

Usually feed cows ad lib baleage. Salt licks right through then lifeline crumb on feed about 2 weeks pre and right through calving. Looking at making more hay this time due to cost of wrap. Thinking hay until new year then switch to baleage. What would people feed with it? Would be medium to...

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I have 2 calves coming up to 2 weeks old that have both only sucked from one half of their mothers, the other side looks pretty big on both mothers. Should I get them in the crush & milk the other 2 quarters? I thought after a couple of weeks the calves would have found them. If left could it...

I’ve had a mare of a calving time this year from abortion to cryp calves that won’t suck and really have had enough of the f…ing things pretty well convinced myself that they’ve got to go . I love to look at a field of great looking cows and calves but I’m not getting any younger kids are not...

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland The more judges have been confirmed for UK Dairy Day 2022, taking place on September 14, in Telford, Shropshire. David Winnington, Laura Sales and Eddit Barrett will complete the event’s judging lineup by determining the best of the coloured breeds...

I’m wondering what breed of cattle are the easiest to finish (or as close as possible) off of a forage based diet only? It’s not a trick question, just re-evaluating what we do here, currently looking at the cattle side of things. We can’t out-winter, as the land simply isn’t suitable for it...

Hi, I recently sold my 12month old Hereford x Heifers at market after having them indoors for 6 months over the winter with the associated costs of cattle nuts, hayledge and straw. Other breeds of cattle at the sale of the same age and same condition/build were fetching 50% more than my...

Just trying to do my bit for the breed. The South Devon cattle sale is in Exeter livestock Market tomorrow show at 9am sale at 12noon. Sale is available on marteye and live bidding. We use the cows for sucklers, dome kept pedigree and others are crossed with saler and limousin below are some...

Melton Mowbray prices were poor for natives. Why? Natives do live cheaper and will even outwinter rather than spending on shed room and feed. They eat grass and grass products rather than expensive (now very expensive) grain rations. How do we get this across to the commercial suckler man? WB

FOR SALE EW19 - Argyle -22 Well Bred Grazing Cattle - 8 Charolais Steers 350kg - 8 Charlolais Heifers 325kg - 2 Simmental Steers 330kgs - 1 Belgium Blue Steer 410kgs - 1 Charolais Steer 420 kgs - 1 Shorthorn Steer 400kgs - 1 Charolais Cross Heifer 410 kgs - 8 to 13 Months of Age - Scottish Farm...

'Twas always thus - that 10-14 days in the run up to the start of lambing heralds the onslaught of TLD, prolapses, blown guts, abortions and the 1001 other things that can go wrong with sheep :banghead: Many moons ago, when I was young and keen, an old bloke once told me, "A farm or a piece...

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EW14 - Glasgow - 37 Top Draw Continental Grazing Heifers - 8 to 15 months old - Bought in , batched up and over wintered - Limousin, Simmental, Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn crosses . - Scottish Farm Assured - Naturally done on 2 kg of cake - Happy to take a couple of the bottom end out price...

EW15 - Glasgow - 23 Native Grazing Heifers With Breeding Potential - 8 to 15 months old - Bought in , batched up and over wintered - Luing, Simmental, and Shorthorn cross . - Scottish Farm Assured - Naturally done on 2 kg of cake - Happy to take a couple of the bottom end out price permitting -...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland With an all-female line up of judges, Borderway UK Dairy Expo 2022 returns for the tenth year to Borderway Exhibition Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria on March 11 and March 12. As one of the UK’s leading dairy industry events, Borderway UK Dairy Expo brings...

My God daughter is doing a school project on food production. She has chosen to look into what makes people choose the breed(s) they have and why. The question she's decided on is if you had to pick a breed on the RBST watchlist which one would you pick and why? In the scenario, there are no...

All, What are your thoughts on using pedigree Belgian Blue cows crossed with an easy calving Limousin or Shorthorn for commercial beef ?

With the rise in price of fert, feed and seemingly everything else in this day and age some people I've been speaking to have been looking at not carrying as much stock over the next couple of years just to see how everything plays out. But on the other hand the rise of using sexed semen on...