Recent content by Keren

milking shorthorns do not have illawarra blood in them, since illawarras were developed from shorthorns among other breeds it is actually the other way round.

Yep I agree, I dont like the angus breed ups. A MG x angus is very different to a MG!!!! FWIW, here's the bulls I'm considering using AI over these girls. 5 stars for tenderness, 6 stars for feed efficiency. http://animalwebs.com.au/~lowlinec/wp-c ... inner2.jpg Finding it much harder to...

Glacier ridge, I'll let you know when I measure them. cmf1 ... yes you can register angus percentage cattle in the MG herdbook. Its not something I'm a fan of. Square Meaters have their own herdbook, and I was talking about that one when I said its closed. They used to allow MG cows to be...

cmf, thats interesting that the US herdbook is still open. Aus herd book was closed to MGs quite a while ago, shame really. You are dead right on the capacity without so much leg. They are almost as long as a full sized cow, just as wide, someone just chopped the legs off them. I've always...

well they certainly do alright in our heat I know there are some in the states, and there's semen licenced for the states as well. maybe find some small early maturing type murray greys and AI them with some SM semen?

Gosh thanks chippie :) and thanks to everyone else for the welcome back :) my.new cows decided to.rip down my electric.hprse yard today because the electrics were turned off ... So tomorrow i'll be putting it back up.and introducing them to the hot wire. I dont appreciate critters.ripping...

Rowdy i think you mistake me, i am happy with their BCS. I dont like the pelvic setup on the older cow in yhat she has the high tail set and i would prefer more angle from hips to pins. I'll measure them up but from the looks of them i am happy with the pelvic capacity.and the younger cow is...

Rowdy, my vet wont do a pelvic exam and if she did wouldnt be able to tell me anything more about the breedability of these females than I can guess myself. My vet pretty much dispenses the drugs I ask for, or does surgery I ask for. I vet my own animals. She is a great dog/cat/horse vet but not...

Chris you assume right that the 7 yr old has not calved ans the 9 yr old hasnt xalved for 9 yrs. Its an interesting thought, personally im not too worried about it, ive bred goats that were 8 yrs old their first time with seemingly.no problems. It is one reason though that im looking at the...

So yeah I havent really been on CT for a long while, I've looked every now and then. Havent been doing much stuff with cattle for the last three years since shifting to the other side of the country, cattle work has been scarce, and finding time to fit it into my full time work schedule plus my...

I was always told three minutes by my vet. I havent attempted a cow, but done several sheep and goats. I've had 100% success when the animal was already in labour, and we just couldnt get the kid/lamb out. On the other hand I've had 0% success when the animal was full term but NOT in labour.

You are unfortunately right about the increased frame size leading to lower muscle, which is one of the reasons I think if I ever get cattle they will probably be the square meaters rather than greys. That being said, there are still plenty of very good greys around that are moderate framed (5 -...

I've had the pleasure of being involved with two great murray grey herds, I was involved in preparing the cattle for show BUT in both cases the show cattle came from strictly commercial herds. The most recent herd I have worked with, the herd is completely commercial in that the sole income of...

Havent been on here in a long time, just enjoying reading what everyone is up to at the moment. I have been kept busy with my goats kidding lately - I only have a handful and they are mainly pets but they have had large litters this year. I lost the first doe and her quads (three girls, one...

I know people who have transported them for long trips like that and hung a hay net in the trailer for them to munch on. Good luck, I'm sure she will be fine