Advert Description
On our very hands-on course we comprehensively cover every aspect of rearing your own Highland cattle. No sitting in a classroom as full digital notes accompany the course.
The course runs on our secluded holding on the Pembrokeshire/Carmarthenshire border on Saturdays. A hot lunch and refreshments are included.
22 years ago we bought our first highland cow and calf. We currently have nearly 20 head of stock, breed and sell our own calves and market our own jointed beef. The course covers:
Characteristics of the breed
When, where and how to acquire your stock
Registration, BCMS, passports and tags
Handling techniques and facilities
Bucket and halter training
Feeding
Bulls, breeding and calving
New stock into the herd
Vets and routine treatments
TB testing
Abattoirs, butchering and meat marketing
Essential and useful kit
Shows and sales
Livestock trailers and transportation
Grassland management
Fencing
Q&A
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