Meanest breed? - Homesteading Forum
2011年8月26日 · In April 2006, a man in Iowa aged 63 years was herding cattle into his dairy barn for milking when a bull came into the barn and repeatedly butted him, pinned him against a …
What bull breeds have good temperament? - Homesteading Forum
2020年5月1日 · All dairy breeds are known for being mean. Angus and Hereford were known to be gentle back in the mid 1900's, but since that time have been bred for increased beef …
Cattle - Homesteading Forum
2023年10月4日 · Sticky Comparative Rating of Cattle Breeds ... Formulating a Dairy Cow Diet. Kate A; Oct 6, 2024 ...
Breed Jersey cow to a Guernsey?... Too big? Good mix?
2010年12月4日 · At least in this case you are breeding within dairy breeds. I compare that to breeding your beagle to a Golden Retriever. I would expect that if it is a heifer and you raise …
What breed is a good dual purpose cow? | Homesteading Forum
2005年9月17日 · A great many, perhaps most, of the European breeds were in their original forms triple purpose cattle: beef, milk, and draft. If a crofter requires a great deal of milk for cheese …
Dexter Cattle inbreeding - Homesteading Forum
2008年12月8日 · In many breeds, only one in forty bull calves is kept for breeding (in the AI'd dairy breeds, one in tens of thousands). Because Dexter bull calves produce so little meat and …
Milking Scotch Highland Cows? - Homesteading Forum
2012年12月16日 · The reason dual purpose is rarely seen is that it isn't in demand anymore. Shorthorns used to be of one variety, with few beef or dairy specific bloodlines. Now there are …
Brown Swiss vs Jersey | Homesteading Forum
2005年8月1日 · Swiss have the strongest feet and legs out of the dairy breeds, and can handle any climate conditions. I am not partial to swiss, I like holsteins out of all the breeds, however if …
Working with Mini Zebu - Homesteading Forum
2009年8月14日 · The miniature zebu can add the same desirable characterstics to mini cattle that their larger counter parts did to the regular beef cattle, heat tolerance, disease resistance, …
Dexter X Holstein - Homesteading Forum
2012年1月31日 · most dairy breeds product milk not turn the feed or grass into BEEF.. why you see skinny dairy cows which is a minus since you are selling BEEF Plus even being only a …