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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 6795217" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>about time they had 1 standard index ! Talking to a recent visitor to NZ they are now beginning to put sheds and silage pits in. Which is what we did, back in the 60's, we are now talking about extended grazing, and outwintering the cattle, full circle ?</p><p> The hol breeders have adapted very quickly to SCI, and now dominating the chart, as with irish holstiens and NZ hols, but the latter tend to be more friesiany. The UK british Friesian, in many cases, looks more like an adapted hol,just trying to recapture a market lost to the holstien. What we want, as spr calvers, is a cow that lasts, does not require large amounts of 'made food', will eat grass, get back I/c quickly, and lots of fat, protien and a reasonable amount of milk. Lasting, at holsworthy this week, dairy disposal, blue albion mri x, two cows went through grazing ring, 1 at 20yrs, another at 15 years, no idea what yields, as not given. But impressive age. So I suspect the good old 'mongrel' cow, achieved by crossing xyz breeds, will remain the best cow for grazers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 6795217, member: 86168"] about time they had 1 standard index ! Talking to a recent visitor to NZ they are now beginning to put sheds and silage pits in. Which is what we did, back in the 60's, we are now talking about extended grazing, and outwintering the cattle, full circle ? The hol breeders have adapted very quickly to SCI, and now dominating the chart, as with irish holstiens and NZ hols, but the latter tend to be more friesiany. The UK british Friesian, in many cases, looks more like an adapted hol,just trying to recapture a market lost to the holstien. What we want, as spr calvers, is a cow that lasts, does not require large amounts of 'made food', will eat grass, get back I/c quickly, and lots of fat, protien and a reasonable amount of milk. Lasting, at holsworthy this week, dairy disposal, blue albion mri x, two cows went through grazing ring, 1 at 20yrs, another at 15 years, no idea what yields, as not given. But impressive age. So I suspect the good old 'mongrel' cow, achieved by crossing xyz breeds, will remain the best cow for grazers. [/QUOTE]
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