Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Hi Try Hastings Van Insurance, We have a commercial Shogun without side windows and they have given me the best quote so far. £332 (vehicle 5 years old) We will probably insure the Ifor Williams trailer with Hodgsons based in Cornwall, 01288 353999. £89 for a trailer with a value up to £2000. This w...

Just received my renewal for Shogun and Ifor Williams cattle trailer, £535 an increase of £125 on last year, tried RK Harrison, however to insure with them you need to be a member of Country Landowners Association at an annual cost of £182. Steve M did you manage to find a more competative Quote ? M...

Steve,

My Shogun ins is due end Feb, I went with them as I get the Ifor Williams included on the insurance for theft etc. is this included in the Tescoc quote ?

Mark S
Brereton Herd

Littleacre comments thar he was offered a 7 month old steer for £400, this may seem a bit high but was this short legged/non short ?. Have you any idea of the weight and if so what is the cost K/g live weight. This would then tell us if the vendor was asking an unrealistic price. Re cows and calves ...

What is the real demand for dexter beef in the country ?, we normally sell 2/3 steeers a year as freezer packs, but this year have a surplus of steers which we have advertised on the website at £1.70 Kg LW, no takers. We have now got the surplus (4) booked into the Traditional Breeds Marketing Schem...

Cattle exported on Thursday and settled with the new owners. Documention, forms etc. (28 pages of guidelines) a nightmare for both myself and the Vet. However if the process is repeated should be alot easier. Haulier from Eire, Malcolm Workman, could not be faulted.

Mark S

Hi Monica,

I was the previous owner of this bull and he is definately NON POLLED, we only used him for 1 season whilst searching for a polled bull and all his calves have needed to be dis-budded.

Mark S
Brereton Herd

As the UK is classed Bluetongue free, vaccination is not required.

Mark S

Thanks for the reply Duncan, just wading through all the guidelines issued by Carlisle and about to commence the paperwork involved, purchaser has arranged transport so hopefully the export should take place in about 2 weeks time.

Mark S

We are currently in the process of exporting 2 cows and calves to Southern Ireland, as we have not undertaken this before has anyone got any useful tips and advice.

Mark S
Brereton Dexters
Cheshire

We have been very lucky in Cheshire following a very dry spring which affected grass growth things improved during the summer and autumn and we got sufficient rain when needed to provide good grass growth, however friends 30 miles away in Staffs have been badly affected by the drought. Still not fee...

With regards to Pre 1996 animals, I was under the impression that they could move between holdings, subject to pre-movement TB test but when the time comes for them to be culled they cannot enter the food chain i.e. as over 30 month cattle can. They would need to be killed and disposed of by the kna...