Kill out % and grades of dairy bred blues

[Farmertom1988]

What would you expect form the above for bulls, steers and heifers

cheers

 

[goodevans]

Better than that ,

 

[MrA.G.]

Better than that ,

I’ve just deleted my post as I misread the title as dairy rather than BB x dairy

KO 52-54%
Grades O and R

 

[goodevans]

I thought you may of to be honest as I reread it myself

 

[beefandsleep]

Think your bang on at that, bulls a couple of % more

 

[Farmertom1988]

How do you get on with bulls? Like are they ok to handle and not too dangerous?

 

[goodevans]

Blues are fine ,especially out of dairy cows,sometimes can be too friendly because of bucket rearing and more likely to want to bunt you,although you never want to trust any,I had cracked ribs for evidence

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Steers and heifers 51-54% from full weight, some short coupled bellied things can do under 50. I’ve sent black and white bulls on the same wagon in the past and some have died better than some blues. Blues as O+, b/w -O. There are too many bad BB AI bulls being used in my opinion most of them slipped into these three way fertility plus straws

 

[Dkb]

I would say 52-54 as previously mentioned would be spot on couple of percent more for bulls.

This is if they are all adequately covered in flesh and well fed for slaughter.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Only ever killed one

421kg/730kg LWT is 57%, grass only.

Good chap, I told TFF he was "a shorthorn" to avoid the backlash of using him across yearling heifers but threw very small calves and quite short gestation too.

 

[aangus]

Only ever killed one

421kg/730kg LWT is 57%, grass only.

Good chap, I told TFF he was "a shorthorn" to avoid the backlash of using him across yearling heifers but threw very small calves and quite short gestation too.

Bit of jersey in that fella l would say

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Only ever killed one

421kg/730kg LWT is 57%, grass only.

Good chap, I told TFF he was "a shorthorn" to avoid the backlash of using him across yearling heifers but threw very small calves and quite short gestation too.

You’re lucky you don’t get the pleasure of UK spec carcass trim. 2-3% off just for fun

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Bit of jersey in that fella l would say

Yes, and huge selection pressure to throw small calves in our AI tanks couldn't give a beef calf away this year though.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

You’re lucky you don’t get the pleasure of UK spec carcass trim. 2-3% off just for fun

This guy lost quite a bit from bruising, unfortunately he thought scrapping while waiting for a ride outta here was a good idea.
Powerful big sod, he threw another 700kg bull clean through the rails of our cattleyards, which cost another whole shoulder for bruising

 

[whitefox]

Only ever killed one

421kg/730kg LWT is 57%, grass only.

Good chap, I told TFF he was "a shorthorn" to avoid the backlash of using him across yearling heifers but threw very small calves and quite short gestation too.

What age at slaughter?

 

[Kiwi Pete]

What age at slaughter?

I kept him back a while for another run over our heifers, would have been close to 3 years old but was the same size at 22 months (pictured) as he was when he left.

 

[Farmertom1988]

Blues are fine ,especially out of dairy cows,sometimes can be too friendly because of bucket rearing and more likely to want to bunt you,although you never want to trust any,I had cracked ribs for evidence

Ouch sorry to hear, yes i was always brought up being told to never to trust a bull.

How do you go on with group sizes? Is there a limit to stop bullying from happening or are they ok?

 

[Plain steer]

Bit of jersey in that fella l would say

Jerseys kill out a lot better than you think

 

[aangus]

Jerseys kill out a lot better than you think

I didn't say they wouldn't

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Ouch sorry to hear, yes i was always brought up being told to never to trust a bull.

How do you go on with group sizes? Is there a limit to stop bullying from happening or are they ok?

Bulls can't count!

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