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[Buffalo Jim]

These guys are worth looking at. They're not doing huge yields by US standards but milking sensible 3 way crosses

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This guys home place in Northern Ireland is about 10mins from me lol

 

[Bald Rick]

I've got 20 red crosses that have just calved this spring and another 20 to bull next month but I'm not planning on using any more until I see how these get on. For lower input systems it's easy to find Irish and NZ black and white bulls that transmit jersey like milk proteins but I'm nervous the reds will drop my solids more than I'd like.

Interesting....

Heifer ... Red dam, Jersey bull

Heifer... Jersey dam, Red bull

Which is better? Fiiiiight ...

 

[Buffalo Jim]

Interesting....


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Heifer ... Red dam, Jersey bull

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Heifer... Jersey dam, Red bull

Which is better? Fiiiiight ...

Hard to know until you’ve a couple lacerations out of them

 

[lazy farmer]

Interesting....


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Heifer ... Red dam, Jersey bull

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Heifer... Jersey dam, Red bull

Which is better? Fiiiiight ...

The first one attitude to life looks far stronger

 

[Bald Rick]

The first one attitude to life looks far stronger

TBF they are crap pics. Both are strong animals

 

[vantage]

Hard to know until you’ve a couple lacerations out of them

Absolutely spot on . Crash helmet and Kevlar body amour required with some of those.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Mine are pretty well all black with a slight ginge tinge. They are Ayrshire cross rather than Scandinavian. They certainly have some life about them, ever since they were calves they could be spotted by the speed they run and the way they slam into the front gates of the crush.

 

[Spudley]

Are they Hilltown Obliques by any chance? Mine are very lively too!

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Are they Hilltown Obliques by any chance? Mine are very lively too!

Yep, this year's are all Obliques, I doubt they'll ever be ground breaking cows but I bet they're survivors. Next year's are mostly by Manderville and there are more red ones.

These are a couple of Mandervilles a few months ago.

 

[Spudley]

Yes I could say the same about mine, they're about 5 litres a day behind the Norwegian reds but look built for the long haul. I bet they'll come into their own as 3rd calvers. I'm going to use some Jeepers Creepers this year.

 

[Bald Rick]

What's more interesting is the fact they are getting rid of all pure and cross bred Jersey, that's if I heard correctly.

Xbreds were making some salty money with quite a few over 2000gns and most 1500+ from the bit I saw

 

[Cows 'n grass]

This guys home place in Northern Ireland is about 10mins from me lol

At least you won't need a translator to understand what the fek he's saying then.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Despite having an ever increasing proportion of mongrels we still have a surprisingly uniform herd. The crosses are definitely 50-100 kg heavier but somehow they're not actually that much bigger.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Despite having an ever increasing proportion of mongrels we still have a surprisingly uniform herd. The crosses are definitely 50-100 kg heavier but somehow they're not actually that much bigger.
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Are you milking any Joseph’s yet?

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Are you milking any Joseph’s yet?

Uniform says 11. I'll try to find one tomorrow, I think they are a bit bigger than the other B&W crosses

 

[Llmmm]

These guys are worth looking at. They're not doing huge yields by US standards but milking sensible 3 way crosses

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People forget that the first crosses are great but at some point you have to back cross this is where you get very poor animals which is a far inferior to the pure breeds

 

[sidjon]

People forget that the first crosses are great but at some point you have to back cross this is where you get very poor animals which is a far inferior to the pure breeds

Really, we've been a xbred herd since we started dropped the shorthorns, maybe 40 years ago and the wheels haven't dropped off yet, just need clear breeding goals and don't do it half hearted.

 

[Llmmm]

Really, we've been a xbred herd since we started dropped the shorthorns, maybe 40 years ago and the wheels haven't dropped off yet, just need clear breeding goals and don't do it half hearted.

Im only going by my experience in both dairy beef and sheep im not saying backcrosses are useless but they have been far inferior to the pures or straight first and second crosses

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Really, we've been a xbred herd since we started dropped the shorthorns, maybe 40 years ago and the wheels haven't dropped off yet, just need clear breeding goals and don't do it half hearted.

Let’s not forget the entire country of NZ. Obviously uncrossed herds there but a lot of crossies too. Here we use a lot of crossbred semen and jersey. The NZ Fresian is larger than a lot realize.

 

[Woolless]

These guys are worth looking at. They're not doing huge yields by US standards but milking sensible 3 way crosses

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Cracking cow. Wonder why she's not in calf to a dairy bull?