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A question of ethics
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<blockquote data-quote="herofan" data-source="post: 1214188" data-attributes="member: 17843"><p>Although i have bought cows that came from the sale barn, I haven't had any direct dealings with one. I can't say how it works here for sure, but I think it's the belief that you never know what you're getting at the sale barn. I've never heard of anyone getting or receiving information about the cattle they buy at sale barns.</p><p></p><p>Last summer, for example, I sold a 2 year old heifer that hadn't bred, and she had a knot on her jaw that the vet didn't know what it was. I decided to sell her. I assumed it was "what you see is what you get." The guy who hauled her said any experienced cattle person could roughly tell her age and that she hadn't had a calf, so he said it was pretty obvious that she wasn't one that somebody would buy for breeding purposes. As for the knot, it was there for all to see, and they probably knew as much about it as I did. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, if I had a perfectly healthy looking cow, but the vet told me she would probably fall dead in a month, I would certainly mention that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="herofan, post: 1214188, member: 17843"] Although i have bought cows that came from the sale barn, I haven't had any direct dealings with one. I can't say how it works here for sure, but I think it's the belief that you never know what you're getting at the sale barn. I've never heard of anyone getting or receiving information about the cattle they buy at sale barns. Last summer, for example, I sold a 2 year old heifer that hadn't bred, and she had a knot on her jaw that the vet didn't know what it was. I decided to sell her. I assumed it was "what you see is what you get." The guy who hauled her said any experienced cattle person could roughly tell her age and that she hadn't had a calf, so he said it was pretty obvious that she wasn't one that somebody would buy for breeding purposes. As for the knot, it was there for all to see, and they probably knew as much about it as I did. On the other hand, if I had a perfectly healthy looking cow, but the vet told me she would probably fall dead in a month, I would certainly mention that. [/QUOTE]
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