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Native bull beef - when to slaughter
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 4704258" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>I am now in the process of looking for a market for these Bulls which are quite specialised. We have had them in the freezer last year and it was exceptionally good well marbled beef. I have sold them to pubs and restaurants in the past but it's getting more complicated and less economic with less abbatoirs locally and more regulations. It might still be possible to sell this way but it's a lot of work. Would rather leave that to somebody else.</p><p></p><p>As for the market, well it depends who is there on the day and generally they will be looking for continental crosses.</p><p></p><p>My trailer is 12 foot by 6 foot with a dividing gate. It's meant for the sheep rather than cattle. There is only one dividing gate so if I pen the beast at the front I have too much weight on the drawbar. I have made a pair of partitions which run 10 foot the length of the trailer and the existing part ion gate closes to them 2 foot inside the back of the trailer. This way I take two beasts which each held in a race on each side of the trailer. They can't turn round and rub manure round the walls and themselves. That's the theory. I could also maybe improve it by fitting a width wise partition at the front end (buy another standard gate) to close up the races to 8 foot length and keep the beast on top of the axles.</p><p></p><p>Ideally I'd be better off with an 8 foot by 5 foot trailer with a simple partition lengthwise up the centre, but I am using what I have at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 4704258, member: 2119"] I am now in the process of looking for a market for these Bulls which are quite specialised. We have had them in the freezer last year and it was exceptionally good well marbled beef. I have sold them to pubs and restaurants in the past but it's getting more complicated and less economic with less abbatoirs locally and more regulations. It might still be possible to sell this way but it's a lot of work. Would rather leave that to somebody else. As for the market, well it depends who is there on the day and generally they will be looking for continental crosses. My trailer is 12 foot by 6 foot with a dividing gate. It's meant for the sheep rather than cattle. There is only one dividing gate so if I pen the beast at the front I have too much weight on the drawbar. I have made a pair of partitions which run 10 foot the length of the trailer and the existing part ion gate closes to them 2 foot inside the back of the trailer. This way I take two beasts which each held in a race on each side of the trailer. They can't turn round and rub manure round the walls and themselves. That's the theory. I could also maybe improve it by fitting a width wise partition at the front end (buy another standard gate) to close up the races to 8 foot length and keep the beast on top of the axles. Ideally I'd be better off with an 8 foot by 5 foot trailer with a simple partition lengthwise up the centre, but I am using what I have at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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