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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1364891" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>They are right about the guernsey breed. They tried to make them too "dairy" and lost alot of the hardiness of the old-tyme ones. Guernseys used to be a little raw-boned, and coarser than they are today. They also don't seem to have the hardiness that they used to. I found an outcross bull from an older typed guernsey that milks pretty good and am using him on my two guernseys now. If you use it as a cross you ought to get some decent freezer beef.</p><p>The jerseys are a little different. They are smaller and maybe a bit more frail, although there has been some movement to try to make them more of a milk wagon than they used to be. They do good up in N.E. so I won't say they are all that frail. They are good graziers and that's all I eat for beef. I wouldn't be afraid to use a jersey as a cross for freezer beef. They will dress out a bit smaller, and their fat isn't nearly as yellow as a guernsey. We kill ours in the 2 yr old range and find they are just fine. Ours are mostly all grass fed, and have no trouble getting them finished. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1364891, member: 25884"] They are right about the guernsey breed. They tried to make them too "dairy" and lost alot of the hardiness of the old-tyme ones. Guernseys used to be a little raw-boned, and coarser than they are today. They also don't seem to have the hardiness that they used to. I found an outcross bull from an older typed guernsey that milks pretty good and am using him on my two guernseys now. If you use it as a cross you ought to get some decent freezer beef. The jerseys are a little different. They are smaller and maybe a bit more frail, although there has been some movement to try to make them more of a milk wagon than they used to be. They do good up in N.E. so I won't say they are all that frail. They are good graziers and that's all I eat for beef. I wouldn't be afraid to use a jersey as a cross for freezer beef. They will dress out a bit smaller, and their fat isn't nearly as yellow as a guernsey. We kill ours in the 2 yr old range and find they are just fine. Ours are mostly all grass fed, and have no trouble getting them finished. :) :) [/QUOTE]
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