Aaron":16qf0i3i said:
BIZIN":16qf0i3i said:
Ya, we stopped tattooing in 2001 I discovered, havent registered anything since 1995. So there is no way I can get DNA on everything we have used. If the AHA doesnt require it then I would join the AHA. But as I said in my EPD post, we are looking at BIO track in Ontario, they are doing some interesting stuff that we are looking on getting on board with. If DNA testing starts making some strides I think that is the way to go, along with WW, YW, and gain. Commercial cattleman dont give a darn about EPD's, and that is who I am looking to sell to, not try and sell to other breeders.
We quit registering with the CHA cause of all the be nice and expense involved, I'm glad to see nothing has changed!
Welcome to the club! I made that decision early on in life. You can invest $1000 in a show heifer in feed and trucking alone and have nothing to show for it. Maybe your commercial buyers care about the DNA info. Mine don't care about any of it. Most have done the stint in their time where they invested big money on hard-fed show-type bulls and got burned real bad. Hard numbers and a glance at the dam and sire are all my buyers want. The rest is just hooey...even if I had the extra info on hand, they would tell me to shut up and quit wasting their time blithering on about scientific nonsense. :lol: :cowboy:
Whether one agrees with the CORRECT management principles of Beef Production - or not -
targeting the buyer with
his needs is critical. It does NO good to cast pearls before swine! If they refuse to attempt to learn, understand, or accept facts, you are banging your head against a wall to try to
explain logic and reality. If they don't want to be "confused by the facts", DON'T CONFUSE THEM!
Adam and Eve didn't listen! Why should you expect anyone else to do differently?
DOC HARRIS