JohnGalway
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- Location
- Connemara, Ireland
That's fair enough, having met the guy I'd take his word for the herd history
Traditional style Angus
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That's fair enough, having met the guy I'd take his word for the herd history
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
I wouldn't doubt what he says. He seems a really decent bloke. But anything other than TB4 is a no-no for me.
- Location
- West Somerset
Fordel Angus
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
They specifically mention their bulls as being 'thick' in their 'Scottish Farmer' ad. I assume that they don't mean intellectually challenged.
- Location
- West Somerset
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Sounds like his head isn't the part of his anatomy that he thinks with!Mine is to bright for his own good where bulling cows 2 fields away are concerned!!.
Angus aren’t my cup of tea but I do like him . If there was more Angus bulls like that about there would be a lot more Angus about.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Their is no Limmy in that bull i can assure you.Nice touch of limmy in him
Well there is some downsides to a smaller animal, as with everything!
You won’t be winning any rosettes, your neighbours won’t be very impressed and you’re not going to get your name in the market report. Oh and you won’t be getting any free gifts from your feed merchant
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Or a very good price , no one wants short fat dumpy cattle.Well there is some downsides to a smaller animal, as with everything!
You won’t be winning any rosettes, your neighbours won’t be very impressed and you’re not going to get your name in the market report. Oh and you won’t be getting any free gifts from your feed merchant
edn
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- Location
- Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire
Aynho Piper - 5 years old, he’ll be 1100-1150kgs. Haven’t seen any other aynho bulls recently but this is a proper Angus imo
A very good price is great as long as it doesn’t cost a fortune to get there. Which in my situation it would, I’m sure there’s a place for a larger animal but it’s not with me.
And yes you’re right, the market currently wants a larger animal, I don’t fully understand why but that’s the way it is.
On the tb1 it tb4 thing tb1 cattle can be safer than buying tb4 ones because you know the status of the herd fairly recently. A lot can happen in 4 years if the herd isn't tested and it happens to be there....
In Wales we have low, intermediate and high risk areas. You don't have to pre movement test animals from a low risk area into intermediate or high risk area. A lot of tb comes into these areas from the low risk areas and no one finds them till the next annual herd test...
In Wales we have low, intermediate and high risk areas. You don't have to pre movement test animals from a low risk area into intermediate or high risk area. A lot of tb comes into these areas from the low risk areas and no one finds them till the next annual herd test...
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Yes, I take you point but it's more about the hassle factor. And I REALLY don't want to be the one that brings TB into the district by doing something which is heavily advised against.
Is moving cattle from a low risk into TB4 without testing possible too?