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Is there much demand for fresh calved heifers? If so, what breeding? Any margin in rearing kiwi cross heifers and selling them as fresh calved?
Fresh calved heifers
- Thread starter unlacedgecko
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More to life
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- Somerset
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
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- M6 Hard shoulder
Market average locally for mainly Holstein type fresh heifers are currently in the £14/1600 area demand is strong as supply is probably below usual levels kiwi cross heifers I would imagine would average around £1000 mark. @Beef farmer will try to convince you they are only worth £5/600 but unlike Turpin he doesn't even have the decency to wear a mask[emoji23]
Go down with tb and 5/600 wont even be mentioned. 425 is my tb price.
That said for a smart bunch of 100, all to calve in aug, delivered in july i might be able to find £475
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- M6 Hard shoulder
People people read the original post Fresh calved heifers!!
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- M6 Hard shoulder
Gisburn market report last Thursday, don't diss the Papp[emoji23]
Personal opinion, but get a lot more out of a heifer that calves on the farm
jimmer
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- East Devon
£430
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- Derbys/Bucks.
High risk selling calved due to chance of TB reactor.
Also kiwi x milkers tend to be block calvers so don't want to be looking for fresh calved animals unless in big numbers. More likely to find a buyer for a group of i/c heifers with a tight calving window
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- M6 Hard shoulder
For my job I like to see what the robots will see
Milkcow365
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- Sw Scotland
I buy fresh calved from 2/3 sources local markets and a dealer,
But needing to boost numbers a bit right now and considering importing a load of in calf heifers but always bought fresh, how do you select an milking animal when you can see it’s udder
But needing to boost numbers a bit right now and considering importing a load of in calf heifers but always bought fresh, how do you select an milking animal when you can see it’s udder
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- M6 Hard shoulder
Stick to what your doing, you seem to do it well
happycows
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- North Devon Cornwall border
Long term do you think there will be people able to supply these? I can't imagine anyone would do more than a couple batches before they found something better to do with their time.
jimmer
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- East Devon
Sexed semen will keep supply up and price down
Or Dutch auction where the bidding goes backwards
Someone I know just took delivery of 40 German heifers. It took about 6 weeks to get the deal sorted as supply seems to be tightening up.
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