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<blockquote data-quote="HighTimeRodeo" data-source="post: 914115" data-attributes="member: 14579"><p>Doc-</p><p></p><p>I've read the excellent Heather Smith Thomas book <em>Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle</em> and I would <em>dearly</em> love to get beef calves and start that way. But you can't find them around here. There are dairies galore, but no beef calves. Maybe an auction, but we've had very little luck with those. And beef is beef. Sure, it's higher quality when it comes from beef breeds, but we're looking for beef to get us through until we can find good beef cattle.</p><p></p><p>Also, since I raise pigs as well, I know the dangers of in-breeding. Don't want any two headed cows. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> And this one should be a little better quality, since it has an RFID tag. Or did I miss something and 'junk' cattle are supposed to have those to? ;P</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I'm not trying to start a fight with anyone and/or anything and I'm well aware of the Jersey bull's reputations (I wanted them banded as soon as possible), but sometimes you just have to take a chance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HighTimeRodeo, post: 914115, member: 14579"] Doc- I've read the excellent Heather Smith Thomas book [i]Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle[/i] and I would [i]dearly[/i] love to get beef calves and start that way. But you can't find them around here. There are dairies galore, but no beef calves. Maybe an auction, but we've had very little luck with those. And beef is beef. Sure, it's higher quality when it comes from beef breeds, but we're looking for beef to get us through until we can find good beef cattle. Also, since I raise pigs as well, I know the dangers of in-breeding. Don't want any two headed cows. ;) And this one should be a little better quality, since it has an RFID tag. Or did I miss something and 'junk' cattle are supposed to have those to? ;P Honestly, I'm not trying to start a fight with anyone and/or anything and I'm well aware of the Jersey bull's reputations (I wanted them banded as soon as possible), but sometimes you just have to take a chance. [/QUOTE]
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