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BDGP Specific Query- minimum age of calves to allow culling cows

  • 26-11-2018 6:28pm
    #1
    locky76
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    I am getting out of sucklers so I didn’t run the bull with the cows this year.
    How old do the calves have to be before I can cull the cows to comply with the BDGP scheme?


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  • #2
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭tanko


    5 months old.

    Sorry, you can sell the cows at any time after calving but you have to keep the calves until theyre 5 months old.


  • #3
    Farmer Dan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭Farmer Dan


    locky76 wrote: »
    I am getting out of sucklers so I didn’t run the bull with the cows this year.
    How old do the calves have to be before I can cull the cows to comply with the BDGP scheme?

    Is it possible to comply with the BDGP & not have cows calving?


  • #4
    locky76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 867 ✭✭✭locky76


    Farmer Dan wrote: »
    Is it possible to comply with the BDGP & not have cows calving?

    Yeah, you just need enough 4 and 5 star females in the herd- I have a good few wrangling heifers who will fulfill that criteria.
    It's all a bit odd really.


  • #5
    Farmer Dan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭Farmer Dan


    locky76 wrote: »
    Yeah, you just need enough 4 and 5 star females in the herd- I have a good few wrangling heifers who will fulfill that criteria.
    It's all a bit odd really.

    & what about the stock bull requirement, etc.
    I'm also thinking of getting out of the cows but was thinking I'd have to pull out of the bdgp


  • #6
    Farmer Dan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭Farmer Dan


    locky76 wrote: »
    Yeah, you just need enough 4 and 5 star females in the herd- I have a good few wrangling heifers who will fulfill that criteria.
    It's all a bit odd really.

    & what about the stock bull requirement, etc.
    I'm also thinking of getting out of the cows but was thinking I'd have to pull out of the bdgp


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  • #7
    locky76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 867 ✭✭✭locky76


    Farmer Dan wrote: »
    & what about the stock bull requirement, etc.
    I'm also thinking of getting out of the cows but was thinking I'd have to pull out of the bdgp

    I'll have to get a 4 or 5 star bull into my herd next July to satisfy this requirement.


  • #8
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭tanko


    Farmer Dan wrote: »
    Is it possible to comply with the BDGP & not have cows calving?

    I asked an advisor about this and he said that you have to have one cow calving to comply with the scheme.
    Anyone know if this is correct?


  • #9
    50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,257 ✭✭✭50HX


    Farmer Dan wrote: »
    Is it possible to comply with the BDGP & not have cows calving?

    you have to calve down.....sure how else would you be genomic test each year


  • #10
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭tanko


    50HX wrote: »
    you have to calve down.....sure how else would you be genomic test each year

    You can buy in animals that arent genotyped.


  • #11
    50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,257 ✭✭✭50HX


    tanko wrote: »
    You can buy in animals that arent genotyped.

    true.... you still need to calve down though


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  • #12
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭tanko


    50HX wrote: »
    true.... you still need to calve down though

    One cow calving is enough im told.


  • #13
    50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,257 ✭✭✭50HX


    tanko wrote: »
    One cow calving is enough im told.

    that's mad if that's the case....actually fits in well with the rest of the scheme:D


  • #14
    TITANIUM.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭TITANIUM.


    tanko wrote: »
    One cow calving is enough im told.

    Not saying your wrong, your properly right but Christ that's crazy. Then again it makes sense if you were destocked or something like that.


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