The Kendalcragg herd of Pedigree Holsteins consists of 60 milking cows and followers. The majority of the cows & heifers are served to the Holstein so we have 20-30 heifers entering the herd each year.
We calve most of the year with the majority calving between August & December.
We have a policy to sell the majority of cows when they calve their 3rd calf and a selection of Heifers.
This keeps us with a young herd.
Dairy Herd
The herd is run very commercially , cubicle housed, trough fed silage, concentrate in the parlour.
We manage to attain credible results with the average yield presently of just over 7300L average
3.98% butterfat & 3.28% protein NMR recorded
We have a low cell count and always in band A for TBC
The milk is sold to First Milk.