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I was wondering how much of an impact AM had on this decision. I know one of their main herd sires Rito 3X27 of 2536 EXP ended up being a carrier (I bought a son as a clean-up bull). I have serveral Roden Angus in my herd and Randy and Kirk have always been great to deal with - I consider them...

Thanks for the response B22; however the car analogy appeared incomprehensible so let’s bring it closer to home. I’m just trying to interpret your response correctly. Are you saying if you paid say $4K for a heifer of a very popular bloodline, anticipating a return through embryos sales or...

Interesting. So using the same logic, is it far to assume you believe that fatality accidents due to random defects are a part of automobile ownership, and both the buyer and seller know this risk before any purchase takes place? And since random defects are naturally occurring in the universe...

So who is liable for this defective product – the manufacture or the distributor? To what extend should they be liable: replacement, cost of testing, ???

Reported one to the AAA that they speculated was CCS. No blood test yet to confirm anything. Dam was a CA Future Direction daughter and A.I. sire was GAR Solution. You can draw your own conclusions.

IMHO, it depends on the "sale". If you are talking about the local, weekly sale barn then I think (at least in my area) it is pretty much accepted that mature cows coming through have some issues - and the price you receive typically reflects that. But if you are a seedstock producer and selling...

Doc, No flaming intended; and please allow me to publicly apologize if that is how it was interpreted. I have nothing but admiration and respect for your knowledge and experience based on your past comments, recommendations and suggestions on this board. Agreed; the underlying basics are...

DOC, You painted a wide stroke with your initial comment; I responded in kind. I did not interpret UG's posting as "dive into the ocean head first", but rather lessons learned with an acknowledgment of more learning needed. I echo'ed this observation. However, I do not believe this is an...

To know implies knowledge, which is acheived through various avenues; including experience - both good and bad. Much knowledge has been gained through failure - from space shuttles to post-it notes. Is it a folly to enter the water before you know how to swim?

I got into the purebred business a couple of years ago and find this to be very true. I have a list started of breeders I will not buy from, regardless of what they are currently selling, based on their past culling practices at purebred sales.

Thanks to everyone for the good input!

At what age do you typically register your calves? Newborn, weaning, and/or after you make the cull decision? Thanks!

Good input. Thanks to everyone for your replies!

DOC - my thoughts exactly! With a focus on genetics I can readily plot and monitor my path with course correction as necessary. A focus on bloodlines, as BRG suggests, would lead to a more copy-cat senerio which may or may not be beneficial depending on if and when the bloodline falls out of...

Good comments everyone. I agree with all comments to some extent. BRG, I really like the comment "Try Leading". After giving it considerable thought over the last few months I have decided the focus on genetics for my particular herd goals is the way to go; somewhat independent, but not...

In a different post a comment was made about the "right bloodlines" to have a successful registered herd. I'm curious what your opinion is on which is the "right bloodline" for a reg. Angus herd? Thanks!

I vote Angus as well.

Hi Frankie! Thanks for the input! Always appreciated. 1848 and Brandonm2: Other than the dissection of individual statements, I think I would sum up your discussions with the statement that I believe you two are in "violent agreement". Thanks!

Great discussion folks. I appreciate everyone's replies and answering the original question, both directly and indirectly. In one thought, you would think that after all these years of beef production there would be a pretty standard format/procedure for producing a consistant, quality product...

1848 - you make some good points. The Quality vs. Efficiency point is interesting, and I can see the point you are making. However, are we not also representing quality in the EPD's? Take "Milk" for example, someone decided a higher milk score is better than a lower milk score, yet based on...