Sugarbowl wrote: I went with the lab in Roscommon. Think it was 21e to purchase and I post them back for 6:50e unregistered.
Sugarbowl wrote: » I went with the lab in Roscommon. Think it was 21e to purchase and I post them back for 6:50e unregistered.
ABitofsense wrote: » Ah ok. He's thriving tbh but she always rears our best calf & would pick him out from the rest. Bit annoying if they exclude him
ABitofsense wrote: » Weighed again yesterday out of curiosity. My last calved on 28th May is at 274kg (114 days). LM Knell bull calf out of large 800kg AAx cow. Checked icbf then after inputting the weights and he's excluded for the report as "calf weight issue". Any idea why? Everything is inputted correctly
tanko wrote: » Oldcastle labs asked for the tag numbers on the form anyway.
tanko wrote: » The samples have to be in the lab before November 1st. You don’t need to write the tag numbers on each container, just on the sheet you send with the samples.
valtra2 wrote: » When do the dung samples have to be done by.
High bike wrote: » How long does it take to get the dung sample results,do they appear on line or are they posted to you??
Lime Tree Farm wrote: » There is a gun - I wonder do they throw it in for free.https://www.bovilis.ie/pneumonia/binl/
alps wrote: » Dont like that intra nasal. Have a friend who ended up in hospital with a bad reaction after using it. Spent 2 weeks there. I have only used it once and my lips swelled up and got sore like they were going to burst out into cold sores... Uncomfortable hooor of a thing
Lady Haywire wrote: » I'm just about ok with weanlings, put my guesses on Twitter last year before selling & had all bar one within 15kg. Suppose it'd add up if you were selling 10 of them per kg in the field :pac: Now cows, I cant weight cows for the life of me.
bogman_bass wrote: » From my experience people aren’t half as good at guessing weights as they think they are. It’s no harm to to use it as a training exercise. The eyeball Mk1 is a good bit of kit but needs regular calibration.
Dunedin wrote: » Went with the intra nasal the last two years. Some hardship without a head scoop.
tanko wrote: » The poor cows. You’re supposed to weigh them before they’re weaned🀔🀔
patsy_mccabe wrote: » I rented a scales this year and put 2 of my neighbours on it. One neighbour helped me and we had a rough enough day with cattle jumping gates , not wanting to go up the scales etc. The other neighbour then just filled out the forms sitting in his car. Didn't even look at the cattle as he guessed the weights. You'd wonder who the fool is sometimes.
Lady Haywire wrote: » Suppose it depends how good you are at weighing by eye? I'm going to write down my guesses for all before & see how closely I match up. Cause I'm a deeply boring person when it comes to fun! :pac:
jfh wrote: » Regarding the weighing, I've 3 that are 12 months, away from the main herd, don't suppose I could just guess these? I mean there's no way that they can verify if it's incorrect later on if I was selling, they won't be sold for another 8 months
jfh wrote: » Hahaha, your right & I'm normally the one who does everything exactly as required but someone put it in my head why are you putting yourself through the trouble of bringing those few back. I'll let my conscience decide.. ��
