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i have a small place about 25 acres. i tring to decide if it is better to go with some small cows that milk real good or go with some of those real large breeds.
td":miv8n3iw said:i have a small place about 25 acres. i tring to decide if it is better to go with some small cows that milk real good or go with some of those real large breeds.
Lee":1oaq138w said:Hello:
I do have some of the large breeds of cattle and I am now looking at adding another breed of cattle to our operation and I do know we are very intersted in the Taretaise, they do have the size that we want, they do milk good, and out of all of the imported breds of cattle that I have seen over the years they do have great uders.
There a red/tan breed of cattle that can deal with the high temps of the desert that I live in. They are noted to be climers of high mountain pastures and there hardy and the calve easy.
The problem with the Murry Grey breed is a few years back other breeds where add in to them so they would show well and that was not in the best interest of the Murry Grey Cattle Breed and the Breeders. That did increase the size of the calves, but now there trying to get the problem fixed! Murry Grey Calves do well and there up and going good! There hardy and Murry Grey cows are great Mom's.
My self I do like the sliver Murry Greys but here in the area that I am they will think there crossbreed cattle of another breed and that will hurt the price that I can sell them for. I do have one Murry Grey crossbred heifer and she does great and she can deal with the high temps. We live about 130 miles west of Death Valley,California. So, that is why when I am looking at a new cattle breed to add to are operation the frist question we ask is can that breed deal with the heat. On Cattle-Today there is a Murry Grey Breeder that lives in Eastern OR and they do say there cattle do great in the high desert area!
Here in are area if you have cattle that have any ear it does hurt them at sale time and we did sale all of are cattle with ear, in Dec 2003 when the cattle price was high.
So for us we are looking for a breed that is midle sized,has milk but is not a heavy milk producer, a cow that can cover lots of ground, trying to find the perfect breed of cattle can at times be hard and with the changing markets and with the changing goverment problems things are sort of unsettled right now.
Good Luck in looking for the right cattle breed for you and your operation!
Regards
Lee
Lee":35d8amra said:Hello:
I do have some of the large breeds of cattle and I am now looking at adding another breed of cattle to our operation and I do know we are very intersted in the Taretaise, they do have the size that we want, they do milk good, and out of all of the imported breds of cattle that I have seen over the years they do have great uders.
There a red/tan breed of cattle that can deal with the high temps of the desert that I live in. They are noted to be climers of high mountain pastures and there hardy and the calve easy.
The problem with the Murry Grey breed is a few years back other breeds where add in to them so they would show well and that was not in the best interest of the Murry Grey Cattle Breed and the Breeders. That did increase the size of the calves, but now there trying to get the problem fixed! Murry Grey Calves do well and there up and going good! There hardy and Murry Grey cows are great Mom's.
My self I do like the sliver Murry Greys but here in the area that I am they will think there crossbreed cattle of another breed and that will hurt the price that I can sell them for. I do have one Murry Grey crossbred heifer and she does great and she can deal with the high temps. We live about 130 miles west of Death Valley,California. So, that is why when I am looking at a new cattle breed to add to are operation the frist question we ask is can that breed deal with the heat. On Cattle-Today there is a Murry Grey Breeder that lives in Eastern OR and they do say there cattle do great in the high desert area!
Here in are area if you have cattle that have any ear it does hurt them at sale time and we did sale all of are cattle with ear, in Dec 2003 when the cattle price was high.
So for us we are looking for a breed that is midle sized,has milk but is not a heavy milk producer, a cow that can cover lots of ground, trying to find the perfect breed of cattle can at times be hard and with the changing markets and with the changing goverment problems things are sort of unsettled right now.
Good Luck in looking for the right cattle breed for you and your operation!
Regards
Lee