British friesian bulls

[LTH]

@Jdunn55 what’s your contenders like? Got 5 heifers to bull sexed 3 jingles and 2 demons. I prefer the look of his half brother Apex but he’s not available sexed.

 

[Jdunn55]

@Jdunn55 what’s your contenders like? Got 5 heifers to bull sexed 3 jingles and 2 demons. I prefer the look of his half brother Apex but he’s not available sexed.

Love em!

If he was better on the numbers he'd be a bull to use on everything, for what I'm doing his numbers need to be better, although im tempted to order 50 conventional and use him to sweep up :/

Theres a bull from the same family as apex and contender heading to stud so don't go too heavy with him as this bull is even better

 

[LTH]

Love em!

If he was better on the numbers he'd be a bull to use on everything, for what I'm doing his numbers need to be better, although im tempted to order 50 conventional and use him to sweep up :/

Theres a bull from the same family as apex and contender heading to stud so don't go too heavy with him as this bull is even better

Probably go for him, I liked conrid but just he’s negative for lameness which puts me off as I want cows with good feet to walk up and down the road. Black jewel looks a great bull to me, put him on cows with being an outcross and jumping from a genomic PLI of 205 to 253 as a proven bull with better fertility and type traits. Mother also did 9 lactations averaging 7573 @ 4.8BF and 3.8P.

 

[Jdunn55]

Probably go for him, I liked conrid but just he’s negative for lameness which puts me off as I want cows with good feet to walk up and down the road. Black jewel looks a great bull to me, put him on cows with being an outcross and jumping from a genomic PLI of 205 to 253 as a proven bull with better fertility and type traits. Mother also did 9 lactations averaging 7573 @ 4.8BF and 3.8P.

Black jewel is one I keep looking at using, there's something that puts me off but can't remember off the top of my head

Contender is selling really well still, anyone who's got calves from him keeps going back for more as they look so good don't think you'll be disappointed.

From memory conrid is negative fat so not one Im able to use.

What do you think of Norseman? Never really looked at him before as he's negative fat but otherwise seems a good bull? Cogent want me to use him in some contracts to make something a bit different and hes really good for lifespan and health traits which is handy to have

 

[Jdunn55]

Probably go for him, I liked conrid but just he’s negative for lameness which puts me off as I want cows with good feet to walk up and down the road. Black jewel looks a great bull to me, put him on cows with being an outcross and jumping from a genomic PLI of 205 to 253 as a proven bull with better fertility and type traits. Mother also did 9 lactations averaging 7573 @ 4.8BF and 3.8P.

Just looked up black jewel

Things to watch on him are negative milk, negative fertility (not the most important genomic trait imo), and his lifespan and health traits. Used on cows with good figures for them I'd say you're onto a winner.

Would be a good cross onto jingle cows I think.

3 gens ex dams as well behind him as well

 

[LTH]

Just looked up black jewel

Things to watch on him are negative milk, negative fertility (not the most important genomic trait imo), and his lifespan and health traits. Used on cows with good figures for them I'd say you're onto a winner.

Would be a good cross onto jingle cows I think.

3 gens ex dams as well behind him as well

Yea he’s not perfect but overall for a proven bull I thought he looked pretty good. His genomic and proven proof

 

[LTH]

What do you think of Norseman? Never really looked at him before as he's negative fat but otherwise seems a good bull? Cogent want me to use him in some contracts to make something a bit different and hes really good for lifespan and health traits which is handy to have

Id say he looks a good bull, well put together very good fertility and adds milk. His PLI has only dropped by £19 in 7 years

 

[LTH]

Two Jingle heifer calves born this morning

 

[cattow]

Phones been busy this morning with folks wanting British friesian incalf hiefers, if anyone has any spare pm me for a phone number or 2

 

[Martyn]

Phones been busy this morning with folks wanting British friesian incalf hiefers, if anyone has any spare pm me for a phone number or 2

Jason Brown @ Cattle Direct has a lot advertised

 

[organicguy]

Jason Brown @ Cattle Direct has a lot advertised

I advertised mine through him last year

 

[cattow]

4th calf Drumnarush Endurance cow & her GTW calf about to walk home

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

4th calf Drumnarush Endurance cow & her GTW calf about to walk home

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Have you got any gtw in milk?

 

[cattow]

Have you got any gtw in milk?

No mine are calves

 

[aidan]

https://www.facebook.com/kilsunny some Irish British Fresians

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

https://www.facebook.com/kilsunny some Irish British Fresians

Always like the look of their stock. Kilsunny Herbert 2 looks good. Might be worth a look at for the winter.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

A couple of Inch Brilliant heifers, both out of pure jerseys.

 

[Martyn]

A couple of Inch Brilliant heifers, both out of pure jerseys.
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What's your long term aim coming away from pure jersey? Look like a nice cross

 

[som farmer]

A couple of Inch Brilliant heifers, both out of pure jerseys.
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top one has managed to lose the jersey trade marks, eyes and nose.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

What's your long term aim coming away from pure jersey? Look like a nice cross

At the moment we're 4500litres, 450ms from a 400-450 kg cow. I don't want to milk any more cows but I would like to be doing another 300k litres by doing 5000 litres, 500ms.

On average i just think the crosses are superior in just about every way, they are easier calves and hardier cows.

I don't actually like to BF crosses that I'm milking very much so haven't used any this year or last.