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by boydd
Sat May 30, 2009 9:13 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Cross breeding
Replies: 24
Views: 19675

Alison, Thanks for the post, and I do agree with the tast and direct sales etc, However we run 78 cows and really dont finish the calfs, we are effectivly a dairy farm, so the calf are reared on the bucket, the problem we have is elling ther calfs and more often than not we have to take less than t...
by boydd
Thu May 28, 2009 10:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Cross breeding
Replies: 24
Views: 19675

Good point, we only keep long leg dexters a bit more space to milk from!!!

belive it or not have never seen a welsh black here!!!

perhaps i should just buy a good big dexter!
by boydd
Thu May 28, 2009 10:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Cross breeding
Replies: 24
Views: 19675

Thanks all for the advice!

Im based in S.E wales so the susex is out, and sound like the shorthorn is too, I would welcome any other posts from people who have cross bred, milk is the big motiver here and happy to stay pure just trying to get better cross sales. Gready I know,!
by boydd
Wed May 27, 2009 9:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Cross breeding
Replies: 24
Views: 19675

Thanks for the advice, what are your thoughts on a Beef Shorthorn, ive noted from the EBVs of the bull with the bowler hat they seam ok calvers
by boydd
Wed May 27, 2009 8:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Bull calves versus steers
Replies: 22
Views: 19049

We leave all our bull calf ( that we fatten) complete unill they are 6 months old, this gives them a more "bully" head and by getting the vet to do this we are sure we have had the castrated and havnt left a "stone up" we also found that they tend to weigh better.... works for me
by boydd
Wed May 27, 2009 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Cross breeding
Replies: 24
Views: 19675

Perhaps not the best subject to discuss here! However we keep a medium sized herd of dexter and hav very much bred the largest sizes we could basied around milk production, we now need to look to be able to sell the calfs better, we thought to coss them as we dont need any heifers at the mo, does a...

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