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<blockquote data-quote="ringi" data-source="post: 9215926" data-attributes="member: 57632"><p>Given it will forever be competing with dairy calves (that are mostly "forced sales" as the dairies are using every last bit of space to increase milk production), I question if sucklers makes sence unless selling true premium rare breed organic meat (ideally direct to commuter).</p><p></p><p>If it is "hill land" that will not get quick enough results with dairy calves then I can see a herd of native rare breed working, with keeping the best calfs as replacement. I can't see them working unless mostly possible to overwinter outside as otherwise the import costs are high, with high import costs might as well have dairy calves.</p><p></p><p>If doing cross bred sucklers why not start with dairy calves and invest the many in using the best AI bull, selling any that don't take.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ringi, post: 9215926, member: 57632"] Given it will forever be competing with dairy calves (that are mostly "forced sales" as the dairies are using every last bit of space to increase milk production), I question if sucklers makes sence unless selling true premium rare breed organic meat (ideally direct to commuter). If it is "hill land" that will not get quick enough results with dairy calves then I can see a herd of native rare breed working, with keeping the best calfs as replacement. I can't see them working unless mostly possible to overwinter outside as otherwise the import costs are high, with high import costs might as well have dairy calves. If doing cross bred sucklers why not start with dairy calves and invest the many in using the best AI bull, selling any that don't take. [/QUOTE]
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