Caustic Burno
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CKC1586":tgtxgnwd said:MikeC":tgtxgnwd said:CKC1586":tgtxgnwd said:cypressfarms":tgtxgnwd said:CKC1586":tgtxgnwd said:Perhaps, because of the incredible marketing the Angus breed has done and continues to do which makes folks "think" that hides have to be black to have good beef???? so breeders try to make their cattle black to cash in on that marketing????
Exactly.
But variety is the spice of life, right?
I loath the day when longhorns are polled and black, and murrey grays are murrey blacks.
Yup, agree. I do think it is important to protect the integrity of each breed.
Cypressfarms...........Just because there are a few, very few black and red Chars in Canada does not make a whole breed trying to turn themselves into Angus. You will not see a registered "Black" Char bull in the U.S. I cannot speak for the Sims but your reference to Chars is out of line.
CK...............Why do you think it is important to protect the integrity of each breed? Just curious why you feel this way. Is it because there is so much "Mongrelizing" going on?
The object of the cattle game is to grow consumer demand by making beef a better buy than pork or chicken and make it profitable to do so. While we are here arguing "Breeds" the chicken folks (not necessarily the growers) are laughing all the way to the bank.
All of the MARC data to date points to a crossbred combination being the most profitable way for us to do it. But most people that crossbreed do not have a systematic program to do so.
I feel that each breed has their own significant trait that can offer to improve a breed when used to cross. I feel it is important to protect the fullbloods so that they do not get "mongrelized" as you put it. If we protect our specific breeds won't that make them better for crosses? Why does a breed have to be turned black to be considered improved? Why aren't we more concerned with improving the genetics of our specific breeds. I recall what happened to the Quarter Horses when they allowed for TB influenced animals to be registered AQHA. I loved the old bulldog type QH, they don't even resemble them anymore. Now I guess there is going to be Paint Quarter Horses too??? We are trying to produce a product, beef. Last I knew we don't eat the hide and when that hide is off, I doubt if many of us could tell you what color that animal had been.
Well put, better watch out for the Frakenstien Breeders be after with that thought process.