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2 yr Angus bull - what do you think?
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 625452" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>I need to slow down posting...</p><p></p><p>I've been trying to understand the terminology myself, need to hang out here for a while longer I think.</p><p></p><p>Works = meat works. Direct to slaughter.</p><p></p><p>Poddy calves? I don't know that one myself. Do you mean the bobby system - selling for veal at a young age?</p><p></p><p>I don't believe Friesian is a fancy name for a Holstein, but that's my personal opinion. I started farming in Britain in the early nineties when Friesian was still a dual-purpose breed and you could tell as soon as you walked onto a dairy farm if they were the progressive guys who were AI-ing to Holstein bulls. Likewise here in NZ, there was a lot of Holstein influence on dairy genetics around that time, but now swung away from that.</p><p></p><p>I absolutely agree with you that Holstein (and the modern Friesian) isn't a suitable beef producer. Right now most of the calves born to my herd are just wasted. I'm thinking of ways to change that, but it's going to be a lot of years in the future. The market wants the black and white, and Angus bulls (or Hereford), and not much else.</p><p>So I could switch to dual-purpose breeds fifteen years down the line and still have no market for the calves.</p><p></p><p>Yes, sweeper bull cleans up after AI. I figured I was taking a risk with about 30 open cows and bringing in one bull, so I kept the AI bank on hand and was very glad I did. This year, two bulls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 625452, member: 9267"] I need to slow down posting... I've been trying to understand the terminology myself, need to hang out here for a while longer I think. Works = meat works. Direct to slaughter. Poddy calves? I don't know that one myself. Do you mean the bobby system - selling for veal at a young age? I don't believe Friesian is a fancy name for a Holstein, but that's my personal opinion. I started farming in Britain in the early nineties when Friesian was still a dual-purpose breed and you could tell as soon as you walked onto a dairy farm if they were the progressive guys who were AI-ing to Holstein bulls. Likewise here in NZ, there was a lot of Holstein influence on dairy genetics around that time, but now swung away from that. I absolutely agree with you that Holstein (and the modern Friesian) isn't a suitable beef producer. Right now most of the calves born to my herd are just wasted. I'm thinking of ways to change that, but it's going to be a lot of years in the future. The market wants the black and white, and Angus bulls (or Hereford), and not much else. So I could switch to dual-purpose breeds fifteen years down the line and still have no market for the calves. Yes, sweeper bull cleans up after AI. I figured I was taking a risk with about 30 open cows and bringing in one bull, so I kept the AI bank on hand and was very glad I did. This year, two bulls. [/QUOTE]
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