milkthief
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
very good mark!
don't mean to be smart but there are a few countries who have tried that trick and one is a stones throw from where you are. the emerald isle still claims to be BSE free.
then you have the smart men in the uk that thought by tricking the vets into thinking there cows had BSE to claim compensation. Good idea
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MarkDay
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
Crikey talk about touchy!
I thought you might be interested in what happened the that's all.I wasn't having ago at you about BSE!
What has it to do with this topic? Read the last line.
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8/7/2004, 8:48
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mckeague
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
Milkthief since when has my beloved country claimed to be BSE free????? There are cases here every month, but because of their ludicrous culling policy and technicalities in the legal system we can still market our stock.
--- Work in Dairy Research. Still involved in home farm, Inishowen Holsteins and Knock Texels!! Herd average 7, 500kg on grass based diet, av. classification running around 82 - 83 pts. Need a good Texel ram, talk to me!!!!!!!
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8/7/2004, 9:11
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milkthief
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
tried to be a farmer in the uk back in 1996 to 2000 and the colapse of the pig industry almost bankrupted me. although the sacrafices i have made for the pride of being able to repay my debt cost me my first marriage. okay i get a good package but i don't think i'll ever be able to own a farm. i have no interest in borrowing more money to start again.
quote: banks are your best friend when times are good and your worst enemy when thigs go wrong. :mad
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milkthief
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
apologies :soss
It it must then be the way that the Irish goverment never really broadcast the facts. i know of a complete herd that was destroyed just over a month ago and it was never reported in the press.
when i was a college all those years ago before BSE showed it symptoms in the north a Irish Vet Lecturer at our college was aware of BSE down south but it was all well covered up.
quote: why use a texel when A SUFFOLK RAM will out perform every time. BLACK_BRAE SUFFOLKS Co. ANTRIM. N.IRELAND.
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
Mr. Suffolk, its a sign of a breed running scared when they have to try and put down another breed!!! We let our Texels do the talking, and the grading!!!!!
--- Work in Dairy Research. Still involved in home farm, Inishowen Holsteins and Knock Texels!! Herd average 7, 500kg on grass based diet, av. classification running around 82 - 83 pts. Need a good Texel ram, talk to me!!!!!!!
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Brian
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
Did the Lamb Classification at the local Young Farmers rally on saturday(and won)
3 Texel lambs- E 3H 22kg
E 3L 20kg
U 3L 19kg
2 Suffolk lambs- R 2 17kg
R 3L 18kg
All roughly the same age(no comparison really)!
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mckeague
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
nothing more to add your honour!!
--- Work in Dairy Research. Still involved in home farm, Inishowen Holsteins and Knock Texels!! Herd average 7, 500kg on grass based diet, av. classification running around 82 - 83 pts. Need a good Texel ram, talk to me!!!!!!!
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FiringOnAllFour
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
Well my Shorthorns milk better than your Ayrshires!
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20/7/2004, 20:05
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Re: prospects at home or abroad!!
quote: mckeague wrote:
Mr. Suffolk, its a sign of a breed running scared when they have to try and put down another breed!!! We let our Texels do the talking, and the grading!!!!!
Regardless of breed I've always taken the view that any creature daft enough to roll onto its back and try to die probably isn't worth trying to keep alive in the first place.
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