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How much to feed a 7mth bull

  • 14-11-2011 5:21pm
    #1
    Muckit
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    I've a 7mth old Ped CH bull (DOB 1/4/11) that I'm going to sell middle of April 2012, so just over 12mth old. There's a pic of him in the last pages of the photos [EMAIL="tread@5mths"]tread@5mths[/EMAIL].

    He's weaned 2weeks, ringed and in slatted shed pen on his own with a straw bed off it.

    What amount of ration would he want to be on now at this stage? I'm thinking of P&V ration. What's the regime to build him up gradually? ie how much and how to go about ramping it up.

    Thanks for reading. All advice appreciated


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  • #2
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    Muckit wrote: »
    I've a 7mth old Ped CH bull (DOB 1/4/11) that I'm going to sell middle of April 2012, so just over 12mth old. There's a pic of him in the last pages of the photos [EMAIL="tread@5mths"]tread@5mths[/EMAIL].

    He's weaned 2weeks, ringed and in slatted shed pen on his own with a straw bed off it.

    What amount of ration would he want to be on now at this stage? I'm thinking of P&V ration. What's the regime to build him up gradually? ie how much and how to go about ramping it up.

    Thanks for reading. All advice appreciated
    have 1 thats just shy of a year, he was on a 16% beef nut along with some crunch, got very gutty and was loose. have changed him onto barley straw and have just taken awaythe beef nut and changed him to a bull nut 18%. Its all a bit new to me so was surprised to see him eating the straw no bother. am disappointed with how this lad has turned out but probably down to myself not feeding him correctly, will see how he goes on this regime for a while.


  • #3
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Start him off at a couple of pound and gradually bring him up to something like a bag a day (25KG) :D

    Bet ya I'm not that far off what some of them society sale bulls eat!


  • #4
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    Bizzum wrote: »
    Start him off at a couple of pound and gradually bring him up to something like a bag a day (25KG) :D

    Bet ya I'm not that far off what some of them society sale bulls eat!

    Beat me to it....how much can a bull eat?....Double it and he will be ready for a socitey sale in jig time:rolleyes:


  • #5
    tim04750
    Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭tim04750


    Best to talk to some of the pedigree breeders in your area for advice on that or someone in your local ai station,its not as hard as you think to kill a young bull by overfeeding


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