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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 824468" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>:clap: :clap: :lol2:</p></blockquote><p></p><p><strong>So if you want to laugh go ahead, but genetics plays an important role in the production of beef cattle.</strong> If you are purchasing replacement females for a commercial operation, would the genetics or breed makeup of those cattle be important or not? Or, are you happy with knowing that they are black (as an example) and everything else is just a crapshoot? Would it be nice to know what those replacements are bred to? How many of you have bought first calf heifers or even cows that you have had to pull calves, or even lost one or two of the cows? Is that profitable?</p><p></p><p><strong>Why do you have beef cattle? Is it just a hobby and something to do or are your intentions to make a profit? Is it only because your parents or grandparents had cattle?</strong></p><p></p><p>You want to make us out to be the enemy, but we are not. We offer a service to those that wish to use it. If you aren't interested in our services, that is OK with us, we know that our service isn't for everyone. <span style="color: #0000FF"><strong>But, please don't make fun of those that do find value and usefulness for what we have to offer.</strong></span>[/quote]</p><p></p><p>I'm just trying to figure out "Where is the starting point" on all these mongrels I own that never had any pedigree until you told me I could register them???? Do I pull a bunch of numbers out of my ass since I bought all my "foundation cows' at the sale barn and have proceeded from there for years now....yeah it's funny as hel to me. Put I guess you can still make numbers say what you want them to say. :frowns:</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 824468, member: 6897"] :clap: :clap: :lol2:[/quote] [b]So if you want to laugh go ahead, but genetics plays an important role in the production of beef cattle.[/b] If you are purchasing replacement females for a commercial operation, would the genetics or breed makeup of those cattle be important or not? Or, are you happy with knowing that they are black (as an example) and everything else is just a crapshoot? Would it be nice to know what those replacements are bred to? How many of you have bought first calf heifers or even cows that you have had to pull calves, or even lost one or two of the cows? Is that profitable? [b]Why do you have beef cattle? Is it just a hobby and something to do or are your intentions to make a profit? Is it only because your parents or grandparents had cattle?[/b] You want to make us out to be the enemy, but we are not. We offer a service to those that wish to use it. If you aren't interested in our services, that is OK with us, we know that our service isn't for everyone. [color=#0000FF][b]But, please don't make fun of those that do find value and usefulness for what we have to offer.[/b][/color][/quote] I'm just trying to figure out "Where is the starting point" on all these mongrels I own that never had any pedigree until you told me I could register them???? Do I pull a bunch of numbers out of my ass since I bought all my "foundation cows' at the sale barn and have proceeded from there for years now....yeah it's funny as hel to me. Put I guess you can still make numbers say what you want them to say. :frowns: [/QUOTE]
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