2020 is fast approaching. We here at Bloksdal would like to look back on the year 2019 and make a small report on this. This year we have attended three shows and received three honorary prize. The honors was awarded to Bloksdal Mirabelle -ET (Vaillant x Anabelle) and Bloksdal Opal (Cristal-DK x Bloksdal Hæmatit).

The first honorary prize was awarded at the show in Hjørring in the month of June, when Mirabelle was awarded the prize for best Charolais animals with 24 points. The next show was at the beginning of July in Herning. Here it also went very well for the herd, best again for Mirabelle who got a total number 9 in the National Show 2019. Finally, there was the show called, Kimbrerskuet in the month of October where Opal received the honorary prize.

In addition to shows, we have sold a lot of animals for slaughter and for livelihood. We have sold 3 young bulls as well as one heifer for living, while we have slaughtered 14 different other animals.

This year we have had 15 calves on 13 calves, giving us 2 sets of twins. We still want to slim down our herd and therefore we have always animals for sale, which is why interested people and visitors are always welcome.

We would like to thank both buyers of meat and buyers of live animals, thanks you. Finally, we would like to thank all the guests and visitors we have had here at the farm, but also people we have met around on various shows and in other connections. We all wish you a Happy New Year.

Bloksdal Charolais by Fam. Vanggaard Brødbæk wishes everyone a Merry Christmas

Yesterday we got the last calf of the year. Martin’s heifer, Bloksdal Nobel (Vanggaard Daddy -ET x Bloksdal Champion), became a cow.

Unfortunately, this was not without problems, as the calf was both born back and lay on its back. We therefore contacted the Veterinarians Himmerland, who sent Torben Bennedsgaard, and together we succeeded in getting a live Lorsini heifer calf of about 40 kg behind.

Martin has decided that the calf should be called Bloksdal Price (386). That’s how Bloksdal Charolais got its own Nobel Prize

Today we have opened the gate, so the animals can now go in and out of the barn. At the same time we weaned some calves from their mother. These calves are now tied up in another barn over the winter. This means a little work for our regular cattle mower, Kristina. Fortunately, both she and the calves enjoy her work.

Last Friday we had Inspector Torben Andersen to visit our herd. He should rate the animals that were not previously rated, which was a bull and seven cows – thus all the animals in our herd are now rated. Today’s result in averaged was 85,7 and we have no below 82,0 on average. The national average is 80,0 so we are proud of this result. All of our animals are pure-bred Charolais with average S-index of 107, with an average of 100. Over the past 12 months we have had 1.2 calves per year per cow-year. This is also pretty good as the breed average is 0.9 calves per year. So the conclusion is that Bloksdal Charolais is doing pretty well. It’s nice, it’s not just the few animals we bring to animal show that are successful. But that whole herd in general is doing well and are over average.

Picture: Bloksdal MiLady (341).

Born on April 17, 2016.

Father: Bloksdal Juvel (Utrillo-BP x Bloksdal Diamant -ET).

Mother: Bloksdal Unak -ET (Major x Pekoline Hedevang).

ThisThis afternoon our good neighbor Kaj called us to tell that we have got a new calf. The mother was still at grass by Kaj and his wife Klara, on land we rented from them. We were very excited when we drove over to bring mom and calf home, as we did not mean to have some pregnant animals at this time. But Bloksdal Jelana (Utrillo-BP x Bloksdal Elana -ET) walked around with a fresh bull calf. The calf is after our folding bull Bloksdal Linux -ET VB (Bourgogne x Une Fleur) which is why the calving date has cheated us and the inseminator. Cow and calf have now been brought home and are dry and well in the barn, while the calf has also been weighed. It has a birth weight of 56 kg, number 385 and is called Bloksdal Pondus.

We have today sold the first heifer calf after our stockbull Bloksdal Linux -ET VB.
We have sold Bloksdal Orkide (83459-00371) which is after Bloksdal Lavendel (Bloksdal Invincible x Bloksdal Dahlia) and Bloksdal Linux -ET V.B. (Bourgogne x Une Fleur).
She has been sold to Agnethe Rasmussen at the age of 15 from Bindslev, who herself has saved up to this heifer. We hope that Orkide and Agnethe will be a good match, wish them the best of luck and say thanks for the deal.
We still have several good heifer calves for sale with high index on birth and milk. Call or write for more information.

Today we got another calf. This time it was Bloksdal Liqueur (Vanggaard Daddy -ET x Bloksdal Bailey) who got calf. She gave birth to a heifer calf of 57 kg after Bloksdal Linux -ET VB (Bourgogne x Une Fleur). The calf gets number 384 and is called Bloksdal Pina Colada.

On Tuesday (15/10/10 ed.) The second calving of the season became a reality, as our super heifer Bloksdal Mirabelle -ET (Vaillant x Anabelle) got calf for the first time. She easily gave birth to a heifer calf after Lorsini weighing 51 kg. In fact, under 5 minutes passed from the legs were visible until the calf was behind he mother. Anders has decided that the calf should be called Bloksdal Premiérbelle and it will be number 383.

Bloksdal Charolais started the calving season on Wednesday with a Cristal-DK bull calf. The calf arrived a little earlier than planned, so it was born out in the field without any problems. Subsequently, the mother and calf have come to the stable.
The mother is an second calving cow; Bloksdal Miva (Bloksdal Juvel x Bloksdal Diva). The calf weighed 55 kg at birth, gets No. 382 and is baptized Bloksdal Pilou.