Hi everyone. We are new into dairy 18months to be precise farming in Africa. We started with a crossed herd bought from a commercial farm near us (Holstein x Ayrshire). They only cross their lower end of the herd. They have been pretty good we wanted to go the Ayrshire way but not much straws available so we crossed with Montbeliarde. The calves seem strong at the moment no issues really. We want a pure herd the question is what breed to stick to. The crosses with montbeliarde seem fine the the moment getting inseminated soon. Anyone who looks after pure or crossed montbeliarde and how they found them?
We know the fleckvieh have been used in Kenya with good results.
Another thought is to just maintain the crosses continuously.
Feed- cowpeas, fresh brachiaria, veld grass, wheat and soya hay, sorghum crushed and dairy mill when milking.
Thanks in advance for your responses.
We know the fleckvieh have been used in Kenya with good results.
Another thought is to just maintain the crosses continuously.
Feed- cowpeas, fresh brachiaria, veld grass, wheat and soya hay, sorghum crushed and dairy mill when milking.
Thanks in advance for your responses.