IMPORTANCE OF BIRTH WEIGHT EBV There is a long list of criteria to be considered when choosing a new bull, but at the top of this list will be ease of calving and strong growth rate. Traits like growth rate and conformation can be assessed by eye, but a low birth weight bull can look […]
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“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it is about the future” (Niels Bohr). Despite this wise observation, we all want to know what is likely to happen in the future and so we look at what has happened in the past and try to guess what this means for the future. For the cattle business
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Courtesy of Farmers Weekly Unassisted outdoor calving has seen maternal breeds grow in popularity in recent years. Michael Priestley visits Beeston Hall Salers An easy-calving herd is making light work of outdoor calving on a Pennine hill farm, with calf mortality at 1% in recent years and minimal assistance. The Hallos family, from near Ripponden,
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French cattle (and sheep) are more productive by a commercially crucial 10 – 15%. Meal costs for Salers, €0.33/kg live weight are by some way the lowest of French breeds, writes Professor Jim Mason. The following article has been compiled by Professor Jim Mason. Irish Salers breeders regularly visit farms in France. French cattle are
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Mains Rigg Farm, Whitfield, Northumberland, NE47 8HR. Farm manager at Mains Rigg Farm Whitfield, Bevis Jordan opened the gates to the estate’s impressive 125-head suckler herd for the National Beef Association’s (NBA) northern region autumn farm walk on 17th October. Jordan has been working with the estate for over 20 years, growing the suckler business
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DESPITE horrendous presale weather and more entries, prices held up well against last year’s record breaking sale of pedigree and cross-bred Salers cattle at Castle Douglas, where two bulls led the trade at 9000gns apiece. While a good solid trade prevailed in both sections, averages were mostly down on last year’s extreme levels which had
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Didn’t we have a lovely day, the day we went to Bangor! kindly hosted by Alun and Anita Thomas at Tyn Hendre, Talybont, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 3YP This was an excellent opportunity to see Salers and Charolais and “the Golden Calf” This event included a farm tour, lunch, talks and demonstrations including: Introduction by host farmer Alun Society
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A good autumn sale at the Welshpool Livestock Market. Commercials averaged £1029.12 with a maximum of £1580 Pedigree Bulls averaged £3360 with a high of £4200 Pedigree Females average £2205 with a high of £2205 Prices reflected the current climate in farming with Brexit looming and the weather this year bringing feed worries for the
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