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<blockquote data-quote="MO_cows" data-source="post: 616796" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>I'm probably going to regret this....... </p><p></p><p>4Ctophand, you are dead wrong about the independence and diversity of beef producers being a bad thing. There so many different environments and management styles out there, and we are lucky to have so much bio-diversity in our cattle and be able to choose from many different breeds with distinct characteristics and "custom blend" them to get what works best for each one of us. </p><p></p><p>Think about what the loss of diversity and independence has done to poultry and pork. Many of those producers are now just the peons of the mega-conglomerate food corporations, inc., raising their patented, mono-cultured strains. And practicing bio-security to the nth degree because the animals can grow very fast and efficiently under ideal conditions, but they can die fast and efficiently, too, if exposed to the wrong germ. And the end product still sucks, it has to be juiced up with their patented solutions. No thanks. </p><p></p><p>In cattle, when one breed gets really popular and starts being mass produced it is usually to their detriment. There's a lot of trashy Angus cattle bringing good money just because they are Angus. I think that's how Hereford became infamous for pinkeye, prolapse, and lousy udders. Because at one time, Hereford cows ruled the range. The breed that wins the popularity contest loses some overall quality, IMHO. I'm not slamming Angus or Hereford as a whole, there are great cattle out there in both breeds today, I'm just saying some pretty crappy ones became breeding stock because the breed was popular at the time.</p><p></p><p>Ok, I'm done. Soapbox stored away. Now I'm gonna get it.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MO_cows, post: 616796, member: 9169"] I'm probably going to regret this....... 4Ctophand, you are dead wrong about the independence and diversity of beef producers being a bad thing. There so many different environments and management styles out there, and we are lucky to have so much bio-diversity in our cattle and be able to choose from many different breeds with distinct characteristics and "custom blend" them to get what works best for each one of us. Think about what the loss of diversity and independence has done to poultry and pork. Many of those producers are now just the peons of the mega-conglomerate food corporations, inc., raising their patented, mono-cultured strains. And practicing bio-security to the nth degree because the animals can grow very fast and efficiently under ideal conditions, but they can die fast and efficiently, too, if exposed to the wrong germ. And the end product still sucks, it has to be juiced up with their patented solutions. No thanks. In cattle, when one breed gets really popular and starts being mass produced it is usually to their detriment. There's a lot of trashy Angus cattle bringing good money just because they are Angus. I think that's how Hereford became infamous for pinkeye, prolapse, and lousy udders. Because at one time, Hereford cows ruled the range. The breed that wins the popularity contest loses some overall quality, IMHO. I'm not slamming Angus or Hereford as a whole, there are great cattle out there in both breeds today, I'm just saying some pretty crappy ones became breeding stock because the breed was popular at the time. Ok, I'm done. Soapbox stored away. Now I'm gonna get it....... [/QUOTE]
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