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Do I have it correct:the higher the quality grade,the higher yield number?For instance A3 will more carcass meat than A0?

After weighing the six at a local weighing bridge,I took them to the abatior.Manager told me that there were eighteen grades for cattle carcasses.Grade can only be determined after slaughtering.As a novice at this,can someone please explain the different grades and abbreviations for each in...

Thanks a lot for the info.Let me feel much more confident about the deal.Just have to sort out the price/kg.

Going to take three Jersey oxen and three beef bulls to abattoir next week.Phoned two abattoirs about live- and carcass weight.One told me that carcass weight for Jerseys would vary between 42 - 44 % of live weight and that beef carcass would be between 48 - 55% of live weight depending on...

Thanks for the fetal development guide.It is very informative.

I bought a heifer last November - was about nine months.I later discovered that she already had been in calf.On Wednesday she aborted a hairless calf which was already dead or died during calving.I've got a few questions: 1)Approximately how old could the aborted calf be? 2)Would the udder still...

Thanks for the second option.I'll be looking into it.Thanks.

Thanks,Knersie.How much will the intake be per animal/day;weight gain/day and how long will such a programme last?

Want to round off six 15 month old oxen for auction.They are mainly on natural grazing,kikuyu,oats straw and mineral licks.They are angus/hereford and Jersey crosses.Any feeding suggestions?It's my first try.

Afrikaans is one of the 'lekkerste' languages to: have a 'lekker' chat,swear, gossip,sing,pray,etc.It's just plain 'lekker' to use it.Knersie just wanted to know from which part of South Africa I am from.And now I'm going to ask him from which part he is. Vanwaar Gahasie? Groetnis

In Botrivier.Hou beeste aan op 'n vriend se stukkie grond langs die N2.Probeer tans om grond te huur by die Munisipaliteit.

My mense woon op die Kaapse Vlakte waar die mense loslit Afrikaans(Afri-Kaaps) praat en ek so 80km daarvandaan op 'n klein dorpie geskilder aan die voet van die Houwhoekberge ( 25Km vanaf Caledon en Grabouw/ 35 Km vanaf Hermanus/ 20Km vanaf Kleinmond en so 40Km vanaf Viliiersdorp ) -...

Dankie,man. One of the words you have to know in Afrikaans,is Lekker or Lekka as we say in the Cape (one of the regionsof South Africa) eg. Lekka warm/koud - which means very warm/cold or Lekka kos - very nice food/ Lekka dag - very nice day,etc. Groetnis - I greet you.

Het Onderstepoort s'n gekry - 50 dosisse - vervaldatum - Sept' 14 - vee-arts het my versekering gegee dat dit sou hou,indien dit in yskas gehou word.Did give the unaffected ones 2ml vaccine and affected 15ml antibiotic - photo's did help.

Knersie,dankie vir die inligting.Is nog net 'n jaar in die bedryf.Is nog besig om my skoolgeld te betaal.Hoekom nie bulletjies nie?Het 12 ossies en 3 verse. Kan ek nog die ent wat nog nie aangetas is nie?On my way to the vet now with a few photo's. Hope it will help.

My neighbour told me some six weeks ago that one of his calf heifers contracted lumpy skin disease.This week I saw small lumps on the inner thighs of two of my calf steers.Me and my neighbour had a look at it and came to the conclusion that it was lumpy skin disease.His calf was successfully...

In the small pen in which I keep my bottle calves,is an aloe plant about 500mm high.I noticed all the calves knibble on the plant. Now,I wonder if it is some kind of remedy for a specific cattle illness.It reminds me of a dog eating grass,if its stomach isn't well. If that's the case,are...

Informative -an eye opener - a foundation to build on. Thanks!!!