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<blockquote data-quote="greenwillowherefords" data-source="post: 49424" data-attributes="member: 587"><p>Starting out, I purposely bought an older bred cow in order to put her genetics into my herd at a reduced cost. (I also purchased heifers)</p><p></p><p>I am strongly in favor of the thought that older cows that continue to produce well are the very ones to save genetics from as much as possible. I believe that many cattlemen keep their cattle as long as they are functioning, and they are going to quickly identify the sources of cattle that do not have staying power, and shun them. If we always focus on new, unproven genetics without keeping them around long enough to prove them, we may not know about mistakes that we have made until we have an entire herd of young cows based on those mistakes. ;-) When making a purchase, I like to know the longevity of the parentage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenwillowherefords, post: 49424, member: 587"] Starting out, I purposely bought an older bred cow in order to put her genetics into my herd at a reduced cost. (I also purchased heifers) I am strongly in favor of the thought that older cows that continue to produce well are the very ones to save genetics from as much as possible. I believe that many cattlemen keep their cattle as long as they are functioning, and they are going to quickly identify the sources of cattle that do not have staying power, and shun them. If we always focus on new, unproven genetics without keeping them around long enough to prove them, we may not know about mistakes that we have made until we have an entire herd of young cows based on those mistakes. ;-) When making a purchase, I like to know the longevity of the parentage. [/QUOTE]
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