On 13/03/2018 17:30, harry wrote:
No farmer breeds bulls. They are far too dangerous.
The cows get artificial insemination ( from prize winning bulls.)

Bull calves are castrated. They grow faster too and have better meat.

It so happens many years ago I was told the results of an experiment
carried out by one of the proper experimental farms. 40 years later I
forget which. They actually found that bull calves grow _faster_ than
steers.

They also found they were rather hard to manage.

http://www.bigbeef.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Bulls-versus-Steers.pdf
as an example reference. Same weight in 13 months vs 23.

Andy

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On 13/03/2018 17:30, harry wrote:
No farmer breeds bulls. They are far too dangerous.
The cows get artificial insemination ( from prize winning bulls.)
Bull calves are castrated. They grow faster too and have better
meat.

It so happens many years ago I was told the results of an experiment
carried out by one of the proper experimental farms. 40 years later I
forget which. They actually found that bull calves grow _faster_ than
steers.

They also found they were rather hard to manage.

http://www.bigbeef.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Bulls-versus-Steers.pdf
as an example reference. Same weight in 13 months vs 23.

This may be why the Americans stuff their steers with steroids!

--
Tim Lamb

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On 13/03/2018 17:30, harry wrote:
No farmer breeds bulls. They are far too dangerous.
The cows get artificial insemination ( from prize winning bulls.)
Bull calves are castrated. They grow faster too and have better
meat.

It so happens many years ago I was told the results of an experiment
carried out by one of the proper experimental farms. 40 years later I
forget which. They actually found that bull calves grow _faster_ than
steers.

They also found they were rather hard to manage.

http://www.bigbeef.co.uk/wp-content/...s-versus-Steer
s.pdf as an example reference. Same weight in 13 months vs 23.

This may be why the Americans stuff their steers with steroids!

And we don't?
--
bert

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In message , Vir Campestris
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On 13/03/2018 17:30, harry wrote:
No farmer breeds bulls. They are far too dangerous.
The cows get artificial insemination ( from prize winning bulls.)
Bull calves are castrated. They grow faster too and have better
meat.

It so happens many years ago I was told the results of an experiment
carried out by one of the proper experimental farms. 40 years later I
forget which. They actually found that bull calves grow _faster_ than


They also found they were rather hard to manage.

http://www.bigbeef.co.uk/wp-content/...s-versus-Steer
s.pdf as an example reference. Same weight in 13 months vs 23.

This may be why the Americans stuff their steers with steroids!

And we don't?

Not legally. Perhaps post brexit.

--
Tim Lamb