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Purchasing Cow/calf pairs in spring '09
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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 600231" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>Glad to hear you are managing the pasture side of things. </p><p></p><p>Cant help you with the silage as we do hay here - only a couple blokes do silage. </p><p></p><p>The goal is to find the right phenotype for your goal - you might find that in a particular breed but dont limit yourself to that - you may find individuals over several breeds which excel in your situation. What you are looking for is a small to moderate framed cow that is early maturing - she will ideally look short, fat and dumpy and probably not all that pretty. When you go out looking for your cows, visit several diff. breeders and assess the condition of their calves at weaning time - what would be ideal for you is the type of cow that can produce calves almost ready to go when you wean them. Calves that are already grown out and just need a little finishing off whether you want to do that with a little grain or some silage, but either way it would work. </p><p></p><p>I will try and find a picture for you of the ideal cow for this situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 600231, member: 3195"] Glad to hear you are managing the pasture side of things. Cant help you with the silage as we do hay here - only a couple blokes do silage. The goal is to find the right phenotype for your goal - you might find that in a particular breed but dont limit yourself to that - you may find individuals over several breeds which excel in your situation. What you are looking for is a small to moderate framed cow that is early maturing - she will ideally look short, fat and dumpy and probably not all that pretty. When you go out looking for your cows, visit several diff. breeders and assess the condition of their calves at weaning time - what would be ideal for you is the type of cow that can produce calves almost ready to go when you wean them. Calves that are already grown out and just need a little finishing off whether you want to do that with a little grain or some silage, but either way it would work. I will try and find a picture for you of the ideal cow for this situation. [/QUOTE]
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