Clipping cattle at housing

[davidroberts30]

Any advantage to doing it?
Fed outside, beds inside plenty of ventilation


Beef finishers btw

 

[dinderleat]

Stops them sweating wether it makes any difference Do a trial if you can weigh them

 

[Gedd]

Always have done and given a pour on wormer as much for lice as anything but one shed have come in pretty fit and fleshy this time so dont think i will do those until ready to be sold other sheds will be done as normal

 

[harperfarmer]

Absolutely worth doing. Keeps them cooler and cleaner.

 

[davidroberts30]

Stops them sweating wether it makes any difference Do a trial if you can weigh them

That's what I'm thinking
Run them over the scales and clip every other
Then weigh them clipped and unclipped in 2/3weeks
not very ofter notice much sweating

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Always clip 2 widths of the clippers either side of the backbone shoulders too rump. Stops any potential sweating (but ours are inside with no outrun)

 

[dinderleat]

That's what I'm thinking
Run them over the scales and clip every other
Then weigh them clipped and unclipped in 2/3weeks
not very ofter notice much sweating

Spot on, instead of the we’ve always done it like this

 

[Timbo]

Any advantage to doing it?
Fed outside, beds inside plenty of ventilation


Beef finishers btw

200% yes yes yes

 

[Agrivator]

The first trials were done by SAC in Aberdeenshire. There is a definite benefit of clipping backs in terms of better health and DLWG.

Apart from that, cattle properly clipped (back, tail head and head) at store sales always look a grade better. That's assuming the buyers aren't going to turn them out for a few weeks before housing.

 

[Gedd]

The first trials were done by SAC in Aberdeenshire. There is a definite benefit of clipping backs in terms of better health and DLWG.

Apart from that, cattle properly clipped (back, tail head and head) at store sales always look a grade better. That's assuming the buyers aren't going to turn them out for a few weeks before housing.

Agree at this time of year but nothing worse thsn clipped cattle in the spring thatvyou want to turn out

 

[Whitepeak]

Clip everything as it comes inside here. Clip tails, backs and sometimes heads. Not sure if it has an effect on growth rates but it helps keep them cleaner and I'm sure we've less Pneumonia. The only case of Pneumonia last year was in 2 calves that I hadn't got round to clipping!

 

[davidroberts30]

I'll do a simple test next week

Run 1 shed of 34 through and clip every other beast when worming
Then I'll weigh them seperate in 3/4 weeks and see

 

[Agrivator]

I'll do a simple test next week

Run 1 shed of 34 through and clip every other beast when worming
Then I'll weigh them seperate in 3/4 weeks and see

You'll need to take account of the weight of hair you've clipped off.
But otherwise, the Research Committee approves of your design.

But don't forget that you will need to do a between-pairs analysis, rather than just comparing the average gain of clipped versus unclipped.

 

[davidroberts30]

 

[An Gof]

Housed all my cattle today. All backs and tails clipped and pour on applied. Have clipped for many years and find it much better for the cattle in the warm and wet SW winters.

 

[casper74]

All my cattle have their backs clipped when they come onto the farm all year round, stops them sweating in winter and keeps them cleaner.

 

[jackrussell101]

Did you ever notice a difference in DLWG in the end?

 

[davidroberts30]

Did you ever notice a difference in DLWG in the end?

no, nothing in it here

 

[jackrussell101]

no, nothing in it here

Interesting, I can't find anything on the internet that suggests increased dlwg either

 

[davidroberts30]

Interesting, I can't find anything on the internet that suggests increased dlwg either

My yard is a old cow yard so cattle can go into cubicles to lye down but they have to walk out to eat