day 152. The cows are nearly fat. HOW AND WHY do we fatten dairy cows

[@jimmydonnelly327]

Great job pat.,a man very proud of the work he does

[@tomgreene1843]

Very interesting about the cows , a great point on keeping the sheds utilized and your ability to have a good size of batch to offer for sale.

[@patcollins8638]

We will be able to market cattle from.a number of owners the same day making a bigger group and commanding a better price

[@PatrickOsullivan-v1q]

So when their fat is it to the factory they go? They are a flying trade at the moment, is it so much per day ye charge the farmers then?

[@patcollins8638]

@PatrickOsullivan-v1q Yes, we have a pricing structure, and part of it is a price per head per day

[@PatrickOsullivan-v1q]

V interesting i didn't know this was a thing, the factory's are not very fair to farmers that's why we go to the mart, what are the likes of them cows making atm 5,50 or so a kg?

[@patcollins8638]

@PatrickOsullivan-v1q yes about that. I've seen this model used around the world and it works really well. It has proved very popular scence I have started this part of our business. It works well on a crops farm as we have the area for nitrates

[@eannatiernan705]

Great content……you could really do with buying a coffee machine. Don’t know how many videos I’ve seen of drinking takeaway coffee 😅

[@patrickryan2867]

Great stuff Pat, thanks

[@Panchdeburca]

Super video Pat

[@markphilpott9531]

Great info pat 👍

[@patcollins8638]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@pathiggins-t4n]

Great video pat just off hand how mush do u charge per day for dry cows

[@patcollins8638]

@pathiggins-t4n email me and we can chat [e-mail]

[@lieslbutlerburke3699]

Good video Pat? Would love to know how many kgs the cows are expected to put on in the 100-120 days they are with you? Many thanks😊

[@patcollins8638]

On adv bout .8 kg day

[@williamwilliams7007]

Following

[@pathiggins-t4n]

Good video pat just off hand how much do u charge per day for dry cows

[@seamus2035]

Pat, do you agree a price per day to contract feed each animal and the farmer gets the cheque from the factory? In other words if the price of beef goes up or down it wont impact what you get from it?

[@patcollins8638]

Basically yes

[@seamus2035]

The bulls with the green spray on their head, are they going out because they are the lightest and will do least damage to the ground or they have the lowest daily gain and therefore the current feed or the conditions doesnt suit them?

[@patcollins8638]

Both but more so, the latter. Hopefully, their dlg will improve at grass

[@KieranH81]

Well Pat, Do you charge the framer per day or per kg gained?

[@patcollins8638]

@@KieranH81 Per day.

[@markoconnor1291]

😊

[@johnearle6667]

We are finishing our empty dairy cows this year because we are locked up with TB and are feeding maize beet and a high maize finisher ! I am just curious as to what you are feeding and how much of each item?

[@patcollins8638]

I'm a feedlot, so I can take in cattle from restricted herds also.

[@Eoghanhayes1a]

We’re in the same boat, had the cubicles to finish them this year but normally wouldn’t. Just getting silage and maize meal. Would definitely be interested in using you depending on the year👍🏼

[@patcollins8638]

@@Eoghanhayes1a tb is a major problem country wide unfortunately

[@TerryOLeary-e2p]

Yer better than Teagasc Pat….

[@patcollins8638]

🤣🤣🤯🧑‍💻

[@pathiggins-t4n]

Great video pat just off hand how mush do u charge per day for dry cows

[@patcollins8638]

Drop me a email pat and we can talk [e-mail]