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<blockquote data-quote="S.R.R." data-source="post: 239046" data-attributes="member: 1442"><p>I have always been a strong believer that you have to raise cattle that fit their environment if not you are asking for trouble. I also believe that less cost input adds to your in pocket money at the end of each year. I have a lot of pasture but not a lot of perfect pasture. We have the kind of cold weather that makes people raising Char ect. put their cattle in the barn each night and feed them a bit of grain.</p><p></p><p>Now to your question. I have an honest amount of Highland in my F-1 cows because. </p><p></p><p>#1 the bit longer hair means my cows eat less hay are not put in the barn or given grain in the winter (= loss cost input.) </p><p></p><p>#2 my cows thrive on the <strong>type</strong> of pastures I have raising a continental sired calf each year and breeding back on time.(= good productivity) </p><p></p><p>#3 hardiness and calving ease. I am thankful to say we have very little sickness or injury and calf pulling is almost unheard of. (= less calf loss, less time and cost input ).</p><p></p><p>I am the first to say unless you are finishing and sending your calves to the butcher yourself straight Highlands are not the way to go. I am also the first to say more people with cold winters and not so perfect pastures could find some real benefit in adding a bit of Highland to the pudding as they say. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S.R.R., post: 239046, member: 1442"] I have always been a strong believer that you have to raise cattle that fit their environment if not you are asking for trouble. I also believe that less cost input adds to your in pocket money at the end of each year. I have a lot of pasture but not a lot of perfect pasture. We have the kind of cold weather that makes people raising Char ect. put their cattle in the barn each night and feed them a bit of grain. Now to your question. I have an honest amount of Highland in my F-1 cows because. #1 the bit longer hair means my cows eat less hay are not put in the barn or given grain in the winter (= loss cost input.) #2 my cows thrive on the [b]type[/b] of pastures I have raising a continental sired calf each year and breeding back on time.(= good productivity) #3 hardiness and calving ease. I am thankful to say we have very little sickness or injury and calf pulling is almost unheard of. (= less calf loss, less time and cost input ). I am the first to say unless you are finishing and sending your calves to the butcher yourself straight Highlands are not the way to go. I am also the first to say more people with cold winters and not so perfect pastures could find some real benefit in adding a bit of Highland to the pudding as they say. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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