Holstein Calf Weight: From Birth to the Day It Is Sold
Holstein calf weight from birth to sale: bull vs heifer figures, growth targets and how to state weight, age and ear tags in an offer to a calf buyer.
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Calf Shipping Fever: Preparing a Lot for Long Transport
Calf shipping fever explained for sellers: what raises BRD risk on long journeys and how to prepare, document and load a lot so it travels well.
What Dairy Farms Do with Male Calves: Rear, Sell or Export
Rear them, sell them young nearby, or sell regular lots to a buyer abroad: the three routes for male dairy calves and what each one asks of the farm.
Beef Cross Calves Compared: Charolais, Limousin, Angus and Hereford
Beef cross calves compared by sire: how Charolais, Limousin, Angus and Hereford crosses look, who buys them and what to put in the offer.
Cattle Buyers Abroad: How to Vet One Before the First Lot
How to vet foreign cattle buyers before the first lot: company registration, written terms, payment, transport and the documents to check before loading.
Cattle Ear Tags and Passports: ID Rules When Selling Calves Abroad
What EU rules require on cattle ear tags and bovine passports, how ID links to the TRACES NT certificate, and the small errors that delay a loading.
Calf Exports in Europe: Main Flows and Where Poland Fits
Why calves cross EU borders, the main source and destination flows, and what a calf export lot to Poland needs: ID, TRACES NT certificate, EXW collection.
Intra Trade Animal Health Certificate for Calves: TRACES NT Steps
Intra trade animal health certificate for calf lots: who issues it in each EU country, the TRACES NT steps and what stops a lot on loading day.
Ex Works Price Meaning: What EXW Covers When You Sell Calves
Ex works price meaning in calf sales: the EXW basis, who collects, where risk and loading sit, and what to send with your offer.
Beef on Dairy Calves: What Makes a Cross Lot Easy to Place
Selling beef on dairy calves abroad? Sire choice, lot description, weight class and papers that help a cross lot find a rearer, collected EXW.