Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

I had planned to show at Moreton this year, but withdrew because the bull I planned to show was sold at the end of August. I heard from the show organisers that at the entry closing date, he was the only Dexter entered.

I'm convinced that its not Europe that is driving these petty enforcements but our own police and bureaucrats. I have even heard senior politicians complaining that our own people gold-plate the rules to make themselves look good. But quite often they get it wrong. A couple of years ago VOSA and the...

I wouldn't rely on cattle being halter trained for them to be calm at TB testing time. I have two young bulls, both halter trained and generally quiet. One is very laid back and doesn't flinch when he gets a TB test jab, or when the vet takes a blood sample or even when he was ringed. The other is a...

Can't agree with you more Duncan. I've been dealing with a Holstein herd over the past year or so. When I first encountered them, they were nervous, agitated and difficult to handle bordering on dangerous. We made a minor modification to the milking parlour and everything has changed. The same cattl...

I had some signs made up - They say Cows in Field - No Dogs. There were no footpaths across our fields but that didn't seem to bother walkers. There is an ancient cross in a nearby piece of woodland and many people seem to think they can take any route they choose to reach it.

Our latest killed out at 189 kg (medium heifer) and 228 kg & 238 kg (non-short steers) sold to a butcher by Mike Bancroft for £4.20/kg dw. Steers made a few pence under £1000 apiece.
We have interest for more, but sourcing enough stock to meet demand is tough.

Thankyou Jac, yes the catering butcher has close control of what they are doing and there is no comparison with "just hanging it in a barn". But, some years ago I ate some beef in a restaurant in Kosovo. I commented on its taste and texture to a colleague who was an experienced butcher. He...

Earlier this year, I visited a catering butcher that specialises in supplying high end restaurants. They have invested heavily in cold-rooms for dry aging their beef, and the stock they hold in the cold-rooms is itself worth a significant amount. They wouldn't go to that amount of trouble and expens...

As far as I know, they were always designed to work with chilled water. In the 1950's, my dad used a surface cooler which dribbled milk down the faces of two corrugated stainless steel plates but even that used chilled water from a refrigeration unit. The base tank of our in-churn cooler used to bui...

Do you have the other parts of the cooler? The piece shown in the auction catalogue is only one part of it. It really needs a refrigeration unit, a base tank and a chilled water circulation pump. We used them with 10 gallon churns in the early 1960's. The churns stand on slats over the water tank, c...

I sold a young bull to the Republic and the buyer arranged transport with M.D. Workman Ltd, Drumhirk House, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, Phone: 00 353 47 81463 Mobile: 00 353 86 8211847 or 0044 77931 25453 E-mail: hilaryworkman@hotmail.com Their trucks deliver stock to England or France regularly and the...

We are getting just over £4 a kilo ungraded [but paying slaughter fees]. Farmers Guardian reported last week that native breeds - Hereford cross - are fetching £4.55 a kilo.

COME AND VISIT US AT THE THREE COUNTIES SHOW! 14th, 15th and 16th JUNE 2013 The Midland Dexter Group has created an exciting new exhibit for this event. Please come and visit us at stand No. 617 (just across from Ring One) any time between 8:30am and 6:00pm on all three days of the show. We’re eager...

I question that the issue of minutes of council minutes being held confidential was voted for and approved at the last AGM. I attended the AGM and knew nothing of this, and it does not appear in the minutes. I also think that its completely ridiculous that some council members have apparently refuse...

This is slightly off topic but I've been using Spot-on to reduce mites when the cattle are inside for the winter. Its been effective for a short period. This year I've used Closamectin as I had one [bought in] steer with liver fluke. Even though the animals have been inside for a full two months lon...