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charolais x heifers

case 5150 · 2011-10-30 11:25:33

i have 15 charolais cross weanling heifers off good suckler cows, i am keepin them over the winter but i wonder shud i fatten them up next summer or should i put them incalf. there are ranging from 280 to 320 kgs

30-10-2011 12:25pm

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case 5150

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i have 15 charolais cross weanling heifers off good suckler cows, i am keepin them over the winter but i wonder shud i fatten them up next summer or should i put them incalf. there are ranging from 280 to 320 kgs

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#2 30-10-2011 2:53pm

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Put an easy calving simmental on them. You will get a nice bunch of heifers for the bull down the road.

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#3 31-10-2011 10:40am

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They are a bit light for bulling I'd say.

A heifer would want to be over 400kgs at least IMO.

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