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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: spursman on November 26, 2009, 05:55:49 pm

Title: Devon Red
Post by: spursman on November 26, 2009, 05:55:49 pm

Anybody know anything about the Devon Red (Ruby Red) breed as I am looking to start with this breed in the new year.
All advice welcomed.

Title: Re: Devon Red
Post by: CameronS on November 26, 2009, 09:16:49 pm

Hardy, good looking, docile, good quality meat, not the biggest of cows, have very basic experience, more of a mermory, We bought 3 cows with calves at foot 2001 when we stayed in cumbria, but weeks later was the outbreak of F&M and we los all 10

Title: Re: Devon Red
Post by: Higgins11 on February 09, 2010, 02:35:48 am

Devon fatten extremly well on pasture