M-J-G
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Yeah so I keep hearing, but most natives are 600 to 700kg these days, most of our Continental cows aren't that weight and they tend to put more into a calf than the average native will.Is it not just as simple as more growth, slightly bigger average frame size and so somewhat higher maintenance requirement?
The smaller cow often still eats as much as a bigger cow, if grazed well, many of them pile it onto their back and do nothing with it.
I'm not saying that a if given a belly full of rubbish the smaller cow won't do better, buy I'm more into production off well managed grass not letting grass go rough, so I don't see the point in grazing cattle that don't have output.
I'm not on a hill farm and by the sounds of it neither is the OP.