Bulls away to factory

We have a few bulls going to factory and we go through their grades also we are syncing a few heifers

[@robertmark9067]

Great videos, good to see a proper beef farmer

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Thanks lad

[@paddy294]

Cracking video lad. The mill peat seems to be working well

[@Kavanaghfarming]

👍

[@Johnnycambell]

Always love ur videos could we get a yard tour and machinery video when u hit 1k followers if that’s okay with you

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Nothing much to see in our yards but will be doing some along the year

[@johnreddington3646]

Great cattle Graham good luck with them 👍

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Thanks John

[@DonalHarte]

Great video, content articulated very clearly , love modern farming techniques, that are practiced

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Thanks Donal

[@tomgreene1843]

Great to see the live beast and then to get the grades etc....do you ever get an E ?

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Maybe be 7 or 8 I see a heifer from last batch was an e. We are able to stay above r’s

[@tomgreene1843]

@@Kavanaghfarming That's very good going ...they look great to my eye.

[@farmerslife2612]

Hi lad the best of luck with your class limousines heifers going incalf 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Kavanaghfarming]

🙏👍

[@oliverkennedy8110]

Are those bulls pedigree ?

[@Kavanaghfarming]

No they are lmx on cards. There would be some coming back as purebred 30 years with limo’s and keeping our own heifers so they may be getting near pure

[@murraysmith6315]

Interesting about the straw intake. You may have just dropped the straw price by 30%... You'll have to dig out the sun glasses, to stop the squinting. 😂 Here's hoping many sunny days to come!

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Ya i had to up their rations by 2 per day per pen was working out at 1 ration each per day so was showing that the straw they were eating from bedding each day was reducing their intake

[@farmerslife2612]

Them is class limousines cow's and limousines calf to class video 🎉🎉🎉

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Thanks

[@agecard16]

At what age do you wean the bulls and start pushing the bulls for u16 bull beef

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Weaned about 9/10mths depending on weather housing etc aim to have them 500kg by 13 mths then start onto push diet

[@DM-eq1fq]

What success rate do you have with synchronisation?

[@Kavanaghfarming]

This is first time doing it so will find out shortly

[@theoracle8560]

I was going to ask what bulls you’re going to use on the heifers but I’ll wait until the next video. Have you considered using sexed straws? Are you in the SCEP scheme?

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Was thinking of using sexed but their success rates are low 30-40% so I’m thinking be as far on using normal straws and take chances on heifers might not work in my favour but you have to be getting a calf They will be running with bull after this as haven’t time to be following up with more sexed straws. We are in scep load of nonsense but what do you do

[@michaelfeeley6180]

How many sucklers do you keep

[@Kavanaghfarming]

Keep about 100 up and down a bit depending on heifers and culls

[@fabriceenjalbert4538]

Hi being not familiar with Irish breeds are they dexter cattle ? Pure breed ? Not Limousin crossbred ?

[@Kavanaghfarming]

They are all limousin there would be some purebred in herd. You wouldn’t see too many Dexter around here

[@theoracle8560]

Dexters???? 😳😳😳😳