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Re: Off Topic............Jersey Bull Calfs
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Posted by Bill Smith on February 04, 2003 at 19:02:23 from (63.147.130.154):
In Reply to: Off Topic............Jersey Bull Calfs posted by TP form Central PA on February 04, 2003 at 17:54:39:
Jersey cattle are dairy cattle as like the holstiens. Jersey's on average are smaller in size and don't grow as big as say holstiens on average. You shouldn't have trouble raising them to 700 lbs. I have raised cattle to butcher over the years. I raised a Jersey steer one time up to 1200 lbs or so to butcher. Ussually I like to raise beef cattle (angus, hereford, and so on) up to 1200 lbs to butcher. Dairy animals such as holstiens up to 1300 to 1400 lbs to butcher simply becuase they don't quit have the meat on them as a beef animal does at 1200 lbs. Jersey's have a tendency to not get as big as a holstien does at prime butcher time so I would probably locker a Jersey at 1100 to 1200 or so. A Jersey will probably eat less than a holstien. I guess that just goes with not being as big. Shouldn't be much worse of a money pit then raising holstiens. Most dairy bull calves tend to sell considerably cheaper than beef calves simply because they are an un-milkable dairy animal that will most likely be raised for beef. I don't know why dairy farmers don't breed there milk cows to a beef bull when not raising replacement heifers. I guess they must keep back replacements every year or they like to take it in the shorts when selling those dairy bull calves. A half holstien and half angus or what have ya bull calf would bring more money. I would say that you would come out allright on raising them though.
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