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Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

On 12/24/2020 at 2:06 PM, Anna N said:

If the latter what will be the quality of her milk or will she ever be milked?

 

She wouldn't give enough milk to make here a good dairy cow, but she'd make an excellent calf-rearing mother in terms of the amount of milk she'd give.

She's worth most as a mother of a 3/4 Wagyu calf — it wouldn't make sense to send her for beef.

If the F1 calf is a male, it's a different story — he'd likely be castrated, to become a steer, then raised for beef.

I hope that answers some questions.

Happy to answer more.

 

Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

On 12/24/2020 at 2:06 PM, Anna N said:

If the latter what will be the quality of her milk or will she ever be milked?

 

She wouldn't give enough milk to make here a good dairy cow, but she'd make an excellent calf-rearing mother in terms of the amount of milk she'd give.

She's worth most as a mother of a 3/4 wagyu calf — it wouldn't make sense to send her for beef.

If the F1 calf is a male, it's a different story — he'd likely be castrated, to become a steer, then raised for beef.

I hope that answers some questions.

Happy to answer more.

 

Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

23 hours ago, Anna N said:

If the latter what will be the quality of her milk or will she ever be milked?

 

She wouldn't give enough milk to make here a good dairy cow, but she'd make an excellent calf-rearing mother in terms of the amount of milk she'd give.

She's worth most as a mother to a 3/4 wagyu calf — it wouldn't make sense to send her for beef.

If the F1 calf is a male, it's a different story — he'd likely be castrated, to become a steer, then raised for beef.

I hope that answers some questions.

Happy to answer more.

 

Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

23 hours ago, Anna N said:

If the latter what will be the quality of her milk or will she ever be milked?

 

She wouldn't give enough milk to make here a good dairy cow, but she's make an excellent calf-rearing mother in terms of the amount of milk she'd give.

She's worth most as a mother to a 3/4 wagyu calf — it wouldn't make sense to send her for beef.

If the F1 calf is a male, it's a different story — he'd likely be castrated, to become a steer, then raised for beef.

I hope that answers some questions.

Happy to answer more.

 

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