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<blockquote data-quote="SF" data-source="post: 73479" data-attributes="member: 1171"><p>Most herefords here in the USA today can trace their pedigrees back to Anxiety IV. </p><p></p><p>Actually Herefords used to be much larger. Through selective breeding their frame sizes were moderated. The smaller animals you are referring to were very popular in the 50's and 60's. By the late 60's breeders needed cattle with more lean meat, so we saw the frame sizes increase and a more lean animal being bred.</p><p></p><p>This is all done through line breeding, and/or selective out crossing between Hereford herds. The commonality of the markings and the other traits these animals possess is a result of these breeding programs. </p><p></p><p>There is a lot more information on this subject available on the internet, AHA, TAMU, and other sources.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SF, post: 73479, member: 1171"] Most herefords here in the USA today can trace their pedigrees back to Anxiety IV. Actually Herefords used to be much larger. Through selective breeding their frame sizes were moderated. The smaller animals you are referring to were very popular in the 50's and 60's. By the late 60's breeders needed cattle with more lean meat, so we saw the frame sizes increase and a more lean animal being bred. This is all done through line breeding, and/or selective out crossing between Hereford herds. The commonality of the markings and the other traits these animals possess is a result of these breeding programs. There is a lot more information on this subject available on the internet, AHA, TAMU, and other sources. [/QUOTE]
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