Scotland beef efficiency scheme
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Crex
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- Innse Gall, Alba
We've bought weigh scales with the (future) payment, from @Allied Weighing.
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- Llangernyw
Thank you, hope you are happy with them
Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
They will no doubt do checks to see how you weighed them, do all calves need to be done or just the ones yourtold to tissue tag?
Crex
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- Location
- Innse Gall, Alba
I think all calves on the system need a weight. If you want to double check, ask the department.
Crex
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- Location
- Innse Gall, Alba
Very happy, everything that doesn't move has been weighed, bales, bags of feed, grain,ourselves!
choochter
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
ditto, and the dog
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I didn't find it too bad. Not as bad as entering calving details!
I find the disposals part strange, we'd a couple bull's we put out on hire, they came back as disposals. Not all our culls were on it. Didn't have Johnes as a disposal reason which is one of main reasons we cull.
CharcoalWally
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- West of Scotland
My dog clocked in at 18 kilos , from which I deduced that at such a moderate weight , offset against all the hard work that he does for little feeding , compared to a 25 -28 kilo dog eating you out of house and home to maintain it's superior bodyweight for no extra work , makes him one very efficient dog.ditto, and the dog
I now intend to have a pack of dogs weighing no more than 18 kilos , and I reckon that I'll be able to carry extra dogs on the same acres.
choochter
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- aberdeenshire
One of the youngest calves here was born 4 days early. She sauntered onto the the weighing platform, unasked, when she was 5 days old and weighed in at a massive 36 kgs. I'm still puzzling how to workout her lifetime daily liveweight gain !My dog clocked in at 18 kilos , from which I deduced that at such a moderate weight , offset against all the hard work that he does for little feeding , compared to a 25 -28 kilo dog eating you out of house and home to maintain it's superior bodyweight for no extra work , makes him one very efficient dog.
I now intend to have a pack of dogs weighing no more than 18 kilos , and I reckon that I'll be able to carry extra dogs on the same acres.
Just wished they had all the calves listed in one page, race down the list putting in kg and submit. Individual popup box for each calf seemed a bit ott.
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fermerboy
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- Banffshire
Me too, weigh bars from Allied Weighing. Finished cattle going away & efficiency scheme were the main reasons, like you we have weighed the hell out of everything!
Father in law had a loan of them, and he got a new weigh cell and readout for his old Ritchie weigh crush from Allied too.
Mate bought a set from another supplier, I had a severe and sharp intake of breath when he told me what he paid!!
Just entered my calves on internet last night. Didn't think it was too bad to do.
I'm not convinced of what gains will come out of the scheme to be honest.
We beat you..... got them yesterday!! That's for the second round of calves. ....although some were early calves with us?!?!?
Was on the scoteid site last week what ones were picked this time. ... also two of our bulls to be done!
Crex
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- Innse Gall, Alba
Been on the website and we've got bulls to do, and a few early 2016 calves. Not got the tags yet.
canam1
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It's all March born calves that's been picked this time from us and 6 Bulls.
Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
Are we supposed to have tagged some already and sent the tissue samples off?
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Got till May I hope. I haven't sent any off.