Posted by RodInNS on December 14, 2009 at 09:52:04 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: ot:Holstein posted by steve_ne on December 14, 2009 at 08:52:00:
If they were twin heifers they'll do just fine. If they were each born as a heifer and bull pair, then they probably won't breed though sometimes they will. Throw a bull with them and find out if you want to keep them.
IF you're just going the beef route, get them on something high in starch. Soon as possible. Barley is a good example. You could also google 'barley beef' and see what that turns up. It was once a fairly common practice with holstein steers to feed them up on a diet consisting of I think as much as 95% barley. Anyhow, the key here is to get starch in them to pour on some fat. Otherwise they'll be 1800 pounds and 3 years old before they finish and by then they won't make exceptionally good beef.
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