British friesian bulls

[Rhydwen1]

I really like the Lord.
Got a few calves to drop this year, some straws my neighbour gave me when he retired.

Our Lords are due there 7th calves this autumn, one of the best bulls we've ever used I'd say. Just missed out on more straws last year, last ones in the cou try had been sold the day before.

 

[LTH]

Our Lords are due there 7th calves this autumn, one of the best bulls we've ever used I'd say. Just missed out on more straws last year, last ones in the cou try had been sold the day before.

I’ve got another coming with her second then, and then another 6 heifers and they’re really nice types. Looking at his type proof nothing fancy but very nice type cows.

 

[LTH]

She looks awesome, milking well?

Seems to be, need to get my meters set up and then I’ll know what she’s doing.

 

[LTH]

You can see his black feet in this picture not many ai bulls like that.

 

[Jdunn55]

You can see his black feet in this picture not many ai bulls like that.

It's nice seeing a proper write up about the bull and his pedigree and family history too

 

[lizness]

Some more friesian heifers. Most are out of holstein frieisans. In order: Greetham Bradley, Bryster on left, 2 x Brysters, Patrol and 2 x Perrans

 

[Jdunn55]

Some more friesian heifers. Most are out of holstein frieisans. In order: Greetham Bradley, Bryster on left, 2 x Brysters, Patrol and 2 x Perrans

Brysters look like strong heifers! Particularly like the second one

 

[som farmer]

you like anything friesian, but not a bad bunch, if l had to choose, l would say the patrol, was the less better one.

 

[Jdunn55]

you like anything friesian, but not a bad bunch, if l had to choose, l would say the patrol, was the less better one.

I'm actually a holstein man at heart! My dream is to import embryos from Canada one day and have a small herd of show cows but that wont be for a good many years yet, I've told myself not until I can afford to move back to dads farm. I'd agree with the patrol daughter, but until they've calves atleast once if not twice it's hard to tell with heifers imo

 

[Cowmansam]

I'm actually a holstein man at heart! My dream is to import embryos from Canada one day and have a small herd of show cows but that wont be for a good many years yet, I've told myself not until I can afford to move back to dads farm. I'd agree with the patrol daughter, but until they've calves atleast once if not twice it's hard to tell with heifers imo
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could You not breedup from what you have can’t be many better bases to start from

 

[More to life]

you'd turn top end Friesian cows into bottom end holsteins not the best of ideas.

 

[Jdunn55]

you'd turn top end Friesian cows into bottom end holsteins not the best of ideas.

I agree, the only way I'd cross my friesians to holstein is if I had something a bit rubbish for milk, needing more stature and a better udder, but then I'd probably breed to limousine instead, unless I was desperate for heifers

 

[Beef farmer]

you'd turn top end Friesian cows into bottom end holsteins not the best of ideas.

Talking from experience?

 

[More to life]

Talking from experience?

Yes about 30 years

 

[Cowmansam]

I like our half crosses best of both worlds bit more power and health than a Holstein bit more milk than a Frisian

 

[som farmer]

there are some ''decent'' built hol bulls about now, the ones that are not narrow, tall and spindley, always said the hol breeders would be the quickest, to breed back to a ''fr'' type. They have a massive gene pool to select from.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

I like our half crosses best of both worlds bit more power and health than a Holstein bit more milk than a Frisian

What bulls have you been using? Ours are a mixture some are good some are more Holstein than they should be.

 

[Cowmansam]

Well all out half crosses are 7 lactation plus lot of rancher Quentin north side been bred before I came to the farm but some of the best cows we have

 

[Cowmansam]

Quentin ones in particular are very powerful cows most are doing 10 to 11 thousand on a 8 thousand system

 

[Cowmansam]

There is some moderate size strong Holsteins that can dare I say it graze properly about but there in the minority