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<blockquote data-quote="Texas PaPaw" data-source="post: 1104907" data-attributes="member: 2905"><p>Those calves look to me like they are calves from dairy cows bred to either hereford or angus bulls but not angus crossed with hereford. The 300 cows are probably his milking herd and the babies are bottle fed milk replacer from the start and the milk is sold. That is normal dairy practice. Those type calves are normally weaned at 6-8 weeks of age. If the calves have been properly managed with all the needed vacinations, would think they would be good to go. That being said there is really no way to verify this. Would want to talk to several previous buyers as references. If he has 300 cows then should be having 20-30 new calves a month unless he has a seasonal operation.</p><p></p><p>FWIW-those dairy cross calves will always sell at a substantial discount to a good beef calf but their feed will cost just as much and they are usually less efficient than beef breeds.</p><p></p><p>A person buying those type calves should consult a veterinarian BEFORE buying them and develop a health and nutrition plan specific to their particular operation. This is NOT something to do on the internet.</p><p></p><p>Remember, "Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement". All (experience)education has a tuition cost. Its just a matter of how much and who it is paid to. If your friend has no experience with these type calves he will have to pay for it somehow so would suggest he start very small so the tuition should be less.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas PaPaw, post: 1104907, member: 2905"] Those calves look to me like they are calves from dairy cows bred to either hereford or angus bulls but not angus crossed with hereford. The 300 cows are probably his milking herd and the babies are bottle fed milk replacer from the start and the milk is sold. That is normal dairy practice. Those type calves are normally weaned at 6-8 weeks of age. If the calves have been properly managed with all the needed vacinations, would think they would be good to go. That being said there is really no way to verify this. Would want to talk to several previous buyers as references. If he has 300 cows then should be having 20-30 new calves a month unless he has a seasonal operation. FWIW-those dairy cross calves will always sell at a substantial discount to a good beef calf but their feed will cost just as much and they are usually less efficient than beef breeds. A person buying those type calves should consult a veterinarian BEFORE buying them and develop a health and nutrition plan specific to their particular operation. This is NOT something to do on the internet. Remember, "Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement". All (experience)education has a tuition cost. Its just a matter of how much and who it is paid to. If your friend has no experience with these type calves he will have to pay for it somehow so would suggest he start very small so the tuition should be less. [/QUOTE]
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