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<blockquote data-quote="dbird33" data-source="post: 1582656" data-attributes="member: 30465"><p>The $ indexes are pushing extremes. I have had several experiences where $B was brought up as the main consideration when buying bulls and replacement females. So, IMO all the $index marketing has worked great. It's shaping demand and it feels like the Association is pushing for more near term profitability while sacrificing longevity/maternal traits (maybe that's what the plurality of members/stakeholders want.) I've seen similar things happen to corporations who want to hit a financial objective by reducing or eliminating capital investment. I think the $ indexes promote this kind of behavior in cattle. Keep pushing for more performance without reinvesting in trouble free cattle. Trouble free doesn't sell as well as $B etc. I think a Stay epd would have been more effective in counterbalancing the $ index impulses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dbird33, post: 1582656, member: 30465"] The $ indexes are pushing extremes. I have had several experiences where $B was brought up as the main consideration when buying bulls and replacement females. So, IMO all the $index marketing has worked great. It's shaping demand and it feels like the Association is pushing for more near term profitability while sacrificing longevity/maternal traits (maybe that's what the plurality of members/stakeholders want.) I've seen similar things happen to corporations who want to hit a financial objective by reducing or eliminating capital investment. I think the $ indexes promote this kind of behavior in cattle. Keep pushing for more performance without reinvesting in trouble free cattle. Trouble free doesn't sell as well as $B etc. I think a Stay epd would have been more effective in counterbalancing the $ index impulses. [/QUOTE]
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