Finishing friesian cattle

2smiggy

Just your thoughts on finishing bullocks, what you feed them and time frame. At the moment at home getting them to factory at average 29 to 30 months at kill weight about 400kg usually O grade 3= or 3+.

simx

2smiggy wrote: »

Just your thoughts on finishing bullocks, what you feed them and time frame. At the moment at home getting them to factory at average 29 to 30 months at kill weight about 400kg usually O grade 3= or 3+.

Sounds like your operation isn't too bad as is, they must be British fr sorts? How long do you feed prior to slaughter, don't finish that many blks although will have a bunch next year

Farmer Pudsey

2smiggy wrote: »

Just your thoughts on finishing bullocks, what you feed them and time frame. At the moment at home getting them to factory at average 29 to 30 months at kill weight about 400kg usually O grade 3= or 3+.

That would be very good going with Friesians. I presume you are buying as calves and carrying all the way yourself. Do many make the QA. Fresian are ver slow to go over fat biggest issue is getting them into fat score 3-.

Cavanjack

2smiggy wrote: »

Just your thoughts on finishing bullocks, what you feed them and time frame. At the moment at home getting them to factory at average 29 to 30 months at kill weight about 400kg usually O grade 3= or 3+.

Your doing well to get them to that weight at that age. I take it you'll be getting a Christmas card and calendar from the meal company this year!!

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Cavanjack wrote: »

Your doing well to get them to that weight at that age. I take it you'll be getting a Christmas card and calendar from the meal company this year!!

I feed some fr every year
I dont spare meal(adlib this year) and rarely get fat score 3 or 400kgs
Norm would be 2=/+ &330kg ish
So would like to know your feeding system

severeoversteer

Cavanjack wrote: »

. I take it you'll be getting a Christmas card and calendar from the meal company this year!!

is that a sign

mill were throwing calendars, wine and mugs at me this year

Willfarman

I would do a few at around 27 months. Jan feb born and killed outa shed in April may. I buy them as yearlings in spring. Grades p+ to o+ fats generally 2+ to 4 - weights 300 to 360 kgs. Theyd eat damn near a tonne of meal with me believe it or not.

Cavanjack

Willfarman wrote: »

I would do a few at around 27 months. Jan feb born and killed outa shed in April may. I buy them as yearlings in spring. Grades p+ to o+ fats generally 3+ to 4 -. Theyd eat damn near a tonne of meal with me believe it or not.

What sort of weights would you get them to at that age? Would they not be better off let back out for 6months and finish off grass?

Willfarman

Cavanjack wrote: »

What sort of weights would you get them to at that age? Would they not be better off let back out for 6months and finish off grass?

You'd graze nearly 3 yearlings on the same grass. It only takes another half tonne of meal to fatten em outa shed as opposed to storing em. And it's turnover and cash flow. I'd say around 330 kg avg.

Coonagh

I have 2 fr bullocks that will be killed between Christmas and new year their about 32 months and we have got them finished on about 200 kilos of meal. They are a serious size, I've ran them as an experiment and I will weigh them before we send them off. I'll post results when we slaughter them. The only meal they have got previous to that was when they were calves