pallaskenry dairy herd

Bellview

Just saw that pallaskenry selling it's dairy herd. Not a dairy man but seems a strange decision why an ag college puts so much effort into putting together a herd and the disperse it.

Count Mondego

That was an impressive herd. Did the cert there about four years ago and at the time milk price was high. They said that given the diet of the cows they would only break even at around 28-30 cent a litre.

kerry cow

I thought they sold their holsteins herd 2 years ago and are now milk a low input cross bred herd since .

Bellview

Just saw the online journal tonight and taffes are selling. Mostly young cows.. with some of high yielding ones sold already.. which brings out he cynical side of me...who bought them and who gave the tip off

Sale on next Tuesday 24th

freedominacup

Bellview wrote: »

...who bought them and who gave the tip off

The ihfas equivalent if grass to milk. He's doing the green very there this year.😀😀😀

mahoney_j

If there going x breeding I don't know why they don't hold what they have andcstart using je or kiwi x on them.the first x from some of those milkeir cows would give a serious first x .

Buford T. Justice XIX

They're selling up to replace with animals of a high EBI that will be better able for a higher proportion of grass in the diet.

Have a look on twitter at the Salesian Ag College @SalesianAg, they have a bit on the reasoning they used.

Signpost

Anyone go to the auction? What way were prices on them?

Buford T. Justice XIX

Signpost wrote: »

Anyone go to the auction? What way were prices on them?

1600 to 1800, I heard.

A maiden heifer went to 2050.

mahoney_j

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

1600 to 1800, I heard.

A maiden heifer went to 2050.

That's what I heard too ,some said 'twas very dear at that . I wonder do the same lads know that it costs circa 1500 to get a heifer to parlour ???

Signpost

Higher than I thought they would get with the mixed press over the whole thing. Suppose when your getting a calf in the sale too cuts the cost a nice bit.
Wonder when will their next clearance be?

Sam Kade

mahoney_j wrote: »

That's what I heard too ,some said 'twas very dear at that . I wonder do the same lads know that it costs circa 1500 to get a heifer to parlour ???[/QUOTE]

They don't because they exclude half the costs, labour being a big one also the heifers that fail to go incalf adding more costs for little return.

Buford T. Justice XIX

mahoney_j wrote: »

That's what I heard too ,some said 'twas very dear at that . I wonder do the same lads know that it costs circa 1500 to get a heifer to parlour ???

I'm assuming some chasing of bloodlines was going on there?

Carrigogunnell

Signpost wrote: »

Higher than I thought they would get with the mixed press over the whole thing. Suppose when your getting a calf in the sale too cuts the cost a nice bit.
Wonder when will their next clearance be?

Theres no more sales thats it now there cleaned out. If i remember correctly they went down with tb in the middle of the transition and had being milking two different type of cows since.
A lot of work dine there in the last year reseeding cow passages snd talks of a rotary palour. i hear a figure of 350 cows is what there hoping to get to