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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 950256" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>I've had the pleasure of being involved with two great murray grey herds, I was involved in preparing the cattle for show BUT in both cases the show cattle came from strictly commercial herds. The most recent herd I have worked with, the herd is completely commercial in that the sole income of the family comes from the cattle farm. </p><p></p><p>My experience with murray greys includes:</p><p></p><p>- nice even temperament</p><p>- very easy doing, well fleshed cattle. do well on just grass or hay when you run out of grass. To fatten show cattle we needed very little grain, we had trouble with some heifers getting too fat on simply pasture and oaten hay. </p><p>- soft skin and hair coat</p><p>- good mothers, they have enough milk and ours practiced communal nursing, never noticed a detrimental effect from that</p><p>- cows were producing well into their teens</p><p></p><p>Ours did well at the saleyards, but possibly because they were in the area where Murray Greys were first developed, so people recognised them for their strengths. SOme of the carcases I have seen were evenly finished and well marbled. </p><p></p><p>I've always been pleased with murray greys and I'd love to have some, or the smaller version the Square Meaters, oneday ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 950256, member: 3195"] I've had the pleasure of being involved with two great murray grey herds, I was involved in preparing the cattle for show BUT in both cases the show cattle came from strictly commercial herds. The most recent herd I have worked with, the herd is completely commercial in that the sole income of the family comes from the cattle farm. My experience with murray greys includes: - nice even temperament - very easy doing, well fleshed cattle. do well on just grass or hay when you run out of grass. To fatten show cattle we needed very little grain, we had trouble with some heifers getting too fat on simply pasture and oaten hay. - soft skin and hair coat - good mothers, they have enough milk and ours practiced communal nursing, never noticed a detrimental effect from that - cows were producing well into their teens Ours did well at the saleyards, but possibly because they were in the area where Murray Greys were first developed, so people recognised them for their strengths. SOme of the carcases I have seen were evenly finished and well marbled. I've always been pleased with murray greys and I'd love to have some, or the smaller version the Square Meaters, oneday ... [/QUOTE]
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