Dead Rabbits
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Certainly wouldn’t want any NZ genetics in whatever you buy in. They don’t seem to have that will to milk if you pour the feed to them and have a lot of poor feet and udders. That’s my experience anyway.
Sourcing Mongrels
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Adam@Rumen
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- Nantwich/Rishton
You could buy 1000 spring calving xbreds in 1 day. There is loads everywhere
Aye but it’s finding ones that can transition to an intensive system so need biggish framed beasts and strong udder attachment reaching around 550kg adult weight
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
Tb testing the same week as you.
More to life
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- Somerset
What is the issue with Jerseys ?
Nothing. We are playing with ideas but at the moment jerseys heifers in to our yard from Denmark are north of £1500 due to Russian buyers and the quality isn’t what it was. Having said that, if we can source the right animals at the right price, we will buy jerseys
Will be retaining a core milking jersey herd of 500-600 pedigrees in any case even if we go down HoJo route
You will regret trying to save 200 quid an animal for the next 10 years.
Aye but if we can find the right stock, it may work.
If I have to guess, I think we’ll probably go for a dispersal herd of jerseys as a job lot.
Got to examine all options
As always the quality remains long after the price is forgotten!
Dang me breeches but all sorted as of today ...............
Didn't take too long to reject thought of crosses as whilst the initial animal might do ok in an intensive system, the breeding would be too challenging to keep the yields/solids up there.
Then looked very carefully at starting an alternative herd of Danish Reds but they would need to average at least 9000 litres plus to match our Jerseys and there is no price differential between the two breeds because of the Russians & Turks
Will have 4 loads of Jersey heifers landing within next 4 weeks all muttering "tak, tak" as they come down the ramp.
Probably knew that was where we would end up but it is all very interesting exploring the options and running the numbers
Didn't take too long to reject thought of crosses as whilst the initial animal might do ok in an intensive system, the breeding would be too challenging to keep the yields/solids up there.
Then looked very carefully at starting an alternative herd of Danish Reds but they would need to average at least 9000 litres plus to match our Jerseys and there is no price differential between the two breeds because of the Russians & Turks
Will have 4 loads of Jersey heifers landing within next 4 weeks all muttering "tak, tak" as they come down the ramp.
Probably knew that was where we would end up but it is all very interesting exploring the options and running the numbers
Optic size or miniature?Eye watering .......... on my second bottle of Scotch & it's only just gone 2pm
Optic size or miniature?
Mainlining it straight into the veins
Headless chicken
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Pure incalf Fleckviehs £1600 atm so maybe a little less for some jerseys x 40 x4 = one hell of a cheque