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If I may ask why do you want to buy a fewย hundredย Thai dairy heifers?ย and where are you going to exportย them too,where I am is a big dairy farming area ,and nearย me is Mortlec and Pachon ,in Saraburi and Korat Provenceย ,ย but my area has just got over a big outbreakย of Foot and Mouth disease, and Mortlecย and Pachon is in the middle of a big outbreakย about 70 farms have been infected, up to press, not a time to be buying any cattle .

Other big areas are Ratchaburiย and nearby Nong Pho, not certain if theseย areas have Foot and Mouth.

ย A few years ago a lot of our dairy heifers, in calf were exportedย to Vietnam all were about 2-3 months inย  calf when word got around that buyers were buying in calfย heifers, the price went up.we where rearing dairy heifers at the time and we got a good price for a few we sold for export.

One problem was I heard that a lot of heifers that went to Vietnam died ofAnaplasmosesย and Babesia, tic feverย they had no resistance to the disease, and so I was told the local vets could not treat the animals.

From the 31st January -5th February, is the Thai annualย dairy show at Mortlec, Saraburi Provence, next to the main Friendshipย Highway, one or 2 days they asking around should help you.

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On 1/24/2019 at 9:49 PM, kickstart said:

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If I may ask why do you want to buy a fewย hundredย Thai dairy heifers?ย and where are you going to exportย them too,where I am is a big dairy farming area ,and nearย me is Mortlec and Pachon ,in Saraburi and Korat Provenceย ,ย but my area has just got over a big outbreakย of Foot and Mouth disease, and Mortlecย and Pachon is in the middle of a big outbreakย about 70 farms have been infected, up to press, not a time to be buying any cattle .

Other big areas are Ratchaburiย and nearby Nong Pho, not certain if theseย areas have Foot and Mouth.

ย A few years ago a lot of our dairy heifers, in calf were exportedย to Vietnam all were about 2-3 months inย  calf when word got around that buyers were buying in calfย heifers, the price went up.we where rearing dairy heifers at the time and we got a good price for a few we sold for export.

One problem was I heard that a lot of heifers that went to Vietnam died ofAnaplasmosesย and Babesia, tic feverย they had no resistance to the disease, and so I was told the local vets could not treat the animals.

From the 31st January -5th February, is the Thai annualย dairy show at Mortlec, Saraburi Provence, next to the main Friendshipย Highway, one or 2 days they asking around should help you.

Thanks for the details. Yes, they are deemed to be exported. Will you be at the Mortlec show and can you scout the pregnant heifers for me?

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Do you know what you are trying to do?I said we sold in calf heifers, for exportย a local guy was acting as an agentย for the main buyers, in Malaysia and Vietnam word got out he was in the market for in calfย heifers about 3 months in calf, local cattle dealersย use to bring him some heifers, and his sister in law went around local farms scouting for heifers he wanted about 200 .

They use to get heifersย coming in 4-5 day ,ย they where all checked that they were in calf and given a foot and month vaccine, when they were in a yard, theyย where all feed well, I think he useย to send 1-2 truckloads at a time, a 10 wheel truck 15-20 heifers per truck, itย took him a couple ofย  months to fill his quota .

So ,do you have a yard for say 100 heifer,it should be in a big dairying areaย  ,and all the feed necessary for say 2 months ,aย vet on hand that can check that they are in calf, handlingย facilities for checkingย and vaccinatingย  ย the heifers ,ย and any other health problems that might arise,andย  someone that can take reposabilatyย  and look afterย the heifers while they are in the yard ( not just play with a mobile phone all day ),and maybe a few helpers.

As for me finding you some heifers at Mortlecย ,Iย do not think so, it will take a lot more than me speaking to a few farmersย  over half a day asking if they have any heifersย for sale, and as I saidย  we have foot and month in the area, youย can buy in calf heifers, but if the overseas buyer knows that they areย Foot and Mouth in the area he could well say, not now, waitย you could have a yard full of heifers and no buyer.ย  ย ย 

The only way you are going to find any heifers is to get out they and find them, I will have a word with one of our local cattle dealers, seeย what heย has to say.ย 

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On 1/29/2019 at 12:56 PM, kickstart said:

Do you know what you are trying to do?I said we sold in calf heifers, for exportย a local guy was acting as an agentย for the main buyers, in Malaysia and Vietnam word got out he was in the market for in calfย heifers about 3 months in calf, local cattle dealersย use to bring him some heifers, and his sister in law went around local farms scouting for heifers he wanted about 200 .

They use to get heifersย coming in 4-5 day ,ย they where all checked that they were in calf and given a foot and month vaccine, when they were in a yard, theyย where all feed well, I think he useย to send 1-2 truckloads at a time, a 10 wheel truck 15-20 heifers per truck, itย took him a couple ofย  months to fill his quota .

So ,do you have a yard for say 100 heifer,it should be in a big dairying areaย  ,and all the feed necessary for say 2 months ,aย vet on hand that can check that they are in calf, handlingย facilities for checkingย and vaccinatingย  ย the heifers ,ย and any other health problems that might arise,andย  someone that can take reposabilatyย  and look afterย the heifers while they are in the yard ( not just play with a mobile phone all day ),and maybe a few helpers.

As for me finding you some heifers at Mortlecย ,Iย do not think so, it will take a lot more than me speaking to a few farmersย  over half a day asking if they have any heifersย for sale, and as I saidย  we have foot and month in the area, youย can buy in calf heifers, but if the overseas buyer knows that they areย Foot and Mouth in the area he could well say, not now, waitย you could have a yard full of heifers and no buyer.ย  ย ย 

The only way you are going to find any heifers is to get out they and find them, I will have a word with one of our local cattle dealers, seeย what heย has to say.ย 

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Thanks for your kind support, Sir.

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