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Bradders
Joined: 13 Aug 2007
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What date does she go nan?  |
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IrishLass
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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Location: Ireland
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I thought TB in cows was treatable? (like with the bull, Shambo, that was in the news before)
or is it just that it will spread to the others and make them unsuitable for producing meat/dairy? |
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milkmaid
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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Location: isle of lewis
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all cattle with tb are put down ,incuding Shambo
it can be passed to people though cattle
here because of the low risk we have 4 year testing cattle must be tested
i think it's 60 days before moving to new holding ,am i right on that jan 
that came in a little while ago , |
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bronskibeat
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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Location: Clawddnewydd
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We're on 4 yearly testing here too and I think you need to do a pre-movement test within 60 days of moving the animal to either its new place or a show/sale etc on all cattle aged 42 days or older. Hope that helps  |
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Bradders
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Hi guys
The calf is about a week old now it's a bull calf and we've called it Percy and for a calf that was born back wards it's a bright little B***er.  |
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bronskibeat
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milkmaid
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percy is lovely name for a bull calf
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Bradders
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Thanks Milkmaid
I did think about Gandulf or Gandee but i think that Percy is a nice name for a bull calf.
Can anyone think of more names that they would call a bull calf. |
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milkmaid
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nonies bull is called archi
an the bullock from last year is called bannana |
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Bradders
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Hi guys
Milkmaid that's a lovely name for a bull calf.
Nonie
What breed are your cattle |
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milkmaid
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nonie calls them her cows it's the farm she works at
archi is a limosine
most of the cows are friesian /holston ,
her favorite bull was killed by lightening last year ,
number 14 was my favorite cow she was a friesian and a real sweety but she was really old more grey than black and white and the farm pet  ,but got really poorly last year so they had to part with her , |
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Bradders
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Hi Nonie
Does your Limosines jump the gate thats why we didn't buy them and so sorry about your bull getting hit by lighting i hope it wasn't that to upsetting.  |
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Bradders
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We bought some calf starter pellets the other day so when Hazel goes we'll put the calf on them.  |
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Spana
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her favorite bull was killed by lightening last year ,
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We had a cow hit by lightening once. Me and OH were walking the fields one evening when OH pointed to one of the cows and said she was his favourite of them all. Next morning she was dead from lightening strike
So , the moral of this story is, never pick one out as your favourite as it looks like a sure thing they will be struck by lightening
Sorry, know its not funny really  |
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Auntie Katie
Joined: 27 Oct 2007
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| Wasnt she the one that chased us all (with me carrying the dog!) across the field that same night? The moral of the story should be that cows should never do too much running on the night of a storm! |
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