Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
LOTS of questions
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="trnubian" data-source="post: 295201" data-attributes="member: 5191"><p>I have been around beef cattle all of my life so I feel really stupid asking these questions even though they are questions about dairy cattle.</p><p></p><p>So for all you dairy cattle people out there:</p><p></p><p>1. Jerseys look all sweet and innocent, but is there an ornery streak hidden in those liquid brown eyes that I should know about?</p><p></p><p>2. I don't like the looks of Brown Swiss but is there a redeeming quality about them that should override that?</p><p></p><p>3. About how much milk will an average holstein give? What about a Jersey? I know the butterfat in the Jersey milk will be MUCH higher than in the holstein milk.</p><p></p><p>4. What do they eat? I know that is a stupid question, but one I want to know about. We fed our dairy goats:</p><p>alfalfa hay out the wazoo (in front of them 24/7),</p><p>an 18% grain ration (that actually contained Pro Vider 38 -dairy cow pellet-),</p><p>free choice baking soda (helps to neutralize stomach acid,</p><p>and free choice goat minerals.</p><p>Is that anywhere near what you would feed to a milking or growing calf? About how much of each?</p><p></p><p>5. I don't have much in the way of pasture. Maybe 3/4 an acre. So there won't be much. But it is divided so that I can rotate between 2 sections.</p><p></p><p>6. How much will a heifer calf cost me. Registerable. Nice conformation, good bloodlines (show and milk) as my younger brother might show it in 4-H.</p><p></p><p>Ok that's it for now. Thanks in advance! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trnubian, post: 295201, member: 5191"] I have been around beef cattle all of my life so I feel really stupid asking these questions even though they are questions about dairy cattle. So for all you dairy cattle people out there: 1. Jerseys look all sweet and innocent, but is there an ornery streak hidden in those liquid brown eyes that I should know about? 2. I don't like the looks of Brown Swiss but is there a redeeming quality about them that should override that? 3. About how much milk will an average holstein give? What about a Jersey? I know the butterfat in the Jersey milk will be MUCH higher than in the holstein milk. 4. What do they eat? I know that is a stupid question, but one I want to know about. We fed our dairy goats: alfalfa hay out the wazoo (in front of them 24/7), an 18% grain ration (that actually contained Pro Vider 38 -dairy cow pellet-), free choice baking soda (helps to neutralize stomach acid, and free choice goat minerals. Is that anywhere near what you would feed to a milking or growing calf? About how much of each? 5. I don't have much in the way of pasture. Maybe 3/4 an acre. So there won't be much. But it is divided so that I can rotate between 2 sections. 6. How much will a heifer calf cost me. Registerable. Nice conformation, good bloodlines (show and milk) as my younger brother might show it in 4-H. Ok that's it for now. Thanks in advance! :D [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
LOTS of questions
Top