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Hereford Bull Calf

  • 28-10-2014 12:09pm
    #1
    PatjS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    Hi All, I am thinking of purchasing a Purebred Hereford Bull Calf for resale as a Bull for breeding. I come from a dairy back round and I am wondering at what time of year do Beef cattle breeders seek Bulls and what age should a young bull be?


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  • #2
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    March onwards for a Hereford, I'd be aiming more towards the dairy guys too they will go for Hereford for mopping up. There aren't many suckler guys going for Hereford. Plus your cracked trying to buy a purebred calf to reR and sell on, buy an I calf cow and let her rear it.


  • #3
    PatjS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭PatjS


    So your saying Minane its a waste of time buying a Hereford Bull Calf from a registered Breeder. I remember this year a lot of Friesian Bulls left unsold at marts. What is the continental breed of choice at the moment. I fear the whole suckler calf as coming from a Dairy background the calf is bucket reared and quite. A suckler calf can be mad.


  • #4
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    PatjS wrote: »
    So your saying Minane its a waste of time buying a Hereford Bull Calf from a registered Breeder. I remember this year a lot of Friesian Bulls left unsold at marts. What is the continental breed of choice at the moment. I fear the whole suckler calf as coming from a Dairy background the calf is bucket reared and quite. A suckler calf can be mad.
    You can't rear a pedigree animal on a bucket and still turn out a top class bull. Hereford are quiet in general anyways so buy a bulling heifer an I calf heifer or cow at as high a standard as you can afford and work from there. It's hard to say what's the in breed but charlaois are always a serious seller but there are loads of lads at it. Parts could be an option.


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