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27-03-2018, 11:51 AM
#8001
Originally Posted by Xerof
as at 2015, 6.49m dairy cows in NZ, of which 1,253,993 were in Canterbury.
Less than .0035% of total, 1.8% localised in Canterbury.
Also, cull cow kill per annum is far more than 22k
I think we'll cope without them.
Added to that, they aren't all dairy cattle - there are some beef cattle, calf rearers etc affected. Not sure how many are associated with Van Leeuwen's in South Canty, but they were the first farm identified and have 16 farms in total - and have a number of farms affected by livestock movements. Understand they are supplying Oceania at Glenavy.
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27-03-2018, 12:34 PM
#8002
Originally Posted by Pipi
Yes it is but you don't replace 22,000 cows over night, even though not all are dairy cows some are calves but still. This is going to leave a huge whole is the milk supply change, some could be A2 herds. And I'm not sure if this will be the last of it.
A good opportunity for the unfortunate farmers to restock with A2 cows perhaps?
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27-03-2018, 01:46 PM
#8003
Originally Posted by mfd
A good opportunity for the unfortunate farmers to restock with A2 cows perhaps?
They would be silly if they didn't......
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27-03-2018, 01:52 PM
#8004
They shouldn't hold their breath waiting for Fonterra to give them that advice lol
Ecclesiastes 11:2: “Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.”
Ben Graham - In the short run the market is a voting machine but in the long run the market is a weighing machine
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27-03-2018, 02:10 PM
#8005
Member
Originally Posted by Xerof
as at 2015, 6.49m dairy cows in NZ, of which 1,253,993 were in Canterbury.
Less than .0035% of total, 1.8% localised in Canterbury.
Also, cull cow kill per annum is far more than 22k
I think we'll cope without them.
That is 6.49 million dairy cattle, not dairy cows. Considering most farmers try to rear 25% replacements each year, you have two years of replacements before they become dairy cows. Also those cull cows will still be culled. Many farmers are still on the back foot when it comes to numbers from when they cut back in the last big down turn. I think it will have more of an affect than you think.
But yes if it hasn't gotten into the A2 herds then ATM should not be affected.
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27-03-2018, 04:56 PM
#8006
Member
There seems to be a lot of confusion in this thread with affect/effect.
The cull will have a severe effect on some farmers. They will be affected emotionally as well. When will MPI effect the cull?
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27-03-2018, 05:38 PM
#8007
Originally Posted by TideMan
There seems to be a lot of confusion in this thread with affect/effect.
The cull will have a severe effect on some farmers. They will be affected emotionally as well. When will MPI effect the cull?
That's why the word 'Impact' is the new verb to use, covers both bases without having to think about it.The cull will have a severe impact on some farmers. They will be impacted emotionally as well.
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27-03-2018, 05:56 PM
#8008
Originally Posted by couta1
That's why the word 'Impact' is the new verb to use, covers both bases without having to think about it.The cull will have a severe impact on some farmers. They will be impacted emotionally as well.
While we're on it. The mycoplasm outbreak resulted from some loose biosecurity. Farmers have much to lose.
Last edited by IAK; 27-03-2018 at 06:11 PM.
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28-03-2018, 06:13 AM
#8009
Originally Posted by mfd
A good opportunity for the unfortunate farmers to restock with A2 cows perhaps?
I read somewhere yesterday that they will not be allowed to have animals on these farms for quite some time, maybe 2 years. A terrible blow for the farmers impacted.
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28-03-2018, 12:21 PM
#8010
a2 trade wars back on today
one step ahead of the herd
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