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Cattle Weighing Service

  • 16-04-2010 1:56pm
    #1
    hammer73
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭


    There was a thread a day or so ago asking of the farm relief had a service to weigh cattle.

    I dont think they do but it got me thinking is there a market for this? If i bought a set of scales and offered to go round farmers to weigh cattle would there be much of an uptake?

    I could offer to come back at set intervals so you can monitor liveweight gain of stock.

    Any comments appreciated.


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  • #2
    Bitten & Hisses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭Bitten & Hisses


    I can see an attraction for a non-pedigree breeder, or even a pedigree breeder who is concerned about meeting minimum weight for age at a sale. The thing to remember is, you'll be competing against the linear scorers, who all provide a weighing service. If a farmer is linear scoring, I doubt if he'd be looking for a separate contractor for weighing.


  • #3
    tismesoitis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 858 ✭✭✭tismesoitis


    we made a crate that hangs on the back of the keenan diet feeder just reverse up to the end of the shoot and run them through find it a great job. to be honest if we did,nt have this we'd use the scales at the local glanbia to weigh one or 2 of them. not sure anyone out there would pay a guy to come in to do it...all the best any way!!


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