Princess Pooper
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yes, isn't she! Only one of remaining 6 Twists is white and that one is VERY white.Pretty black for a Twist daughter!
yes, isn't she! Only one of remaining 6 Twists is white and that one is VERY white.Pretty black for a Twist daughter!
on many farms, no, all effort goes to the hfr calves, it will need a massive change, to put that right, with all the demands on time, in a large dairy unit, time has to be prioritised, and with the best will in the world, dairyx bull calves, are not worth the hassle, and more than likely, an unwelcome cost.On the subject of xbred dairy bulls, what I want to know is with the likes of bottom end stuff, jerseys and the like, would those that usually shoot them actually take care of them properly if they had to keep them alive? What I mean by this is would they get adequate colostrum within the right time frame etc?
on many farms, no, all effort goes to the hfr calves, it will need a massive change, to put that right, with all the demands on time, in a large dairy unit, time has to be prioritised, and with the best will in the world, dairyx bull calves, are not worth the hassle, and more than likely, an unwelcome cost.
look at some of the 'big' managed units, their calves don't get to mkt, 12 years ago, buying calves ex market, soon learnt what farms not to buy ! The big managed units, are under time pressures, that's why dairymen don't stay on them !Sorry, but what bollox.
If your trying to sell a calf it has to at least look healthy, even if it's not too shapely. I've managed to move all my beef calves on bar the last handful. They've probably only averaged £50/60 but that's still £20k worth of calves. They're worth looking after.
look at some of the 'big' managed units, their calves don't get to mkt, 12 years ago, buying calves ex market, soon learnt what farms not to buy ! The big managed units, are under time pressures, that's why dairymen don't stay on them !
look at some of the 'big' managed units, their calves don't get to mkt, 12 years ago, buying calves ex market, soon learnt what farms not to buy ! The big managed units, are under time pressures, that's why dairymen don't stay on them !
Not sure if I made it clear or not. Fair enough looking after the beef x etc but what about bottom end stuff, pure Jersey bulls etc. Would they get the same treatment?Sorry, but what bollox.
If your trying to sell a calf it has to at least look healthy, even if it's not too shapely. I've managed to move all my beef calves on bar the last handful. They've probably only averaged £50/60 but that's still £20k worth of calves. They're worth looking after.
Not sure if I made it clear or not. Fair enough looking after the beef x etc but what about bottom end stuff, pure Jersey bulls etc. Would they get the same treatment?
Very few will exist, I doubt there will be a jersey herd in the country that will use any un sexed semen any more.
sidjon made the very important point that you just can't let disease start to creep in, once you have a sick calf it will quickly spread to other.