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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 7330"><p>One main fact that is being ignored is that this was a bovine of DAIRY breeding, used in MILK production. This was not an animal specifically bred for meat. It would also be in everyone's; feedlot, cow/calf, dairyman, and end user alike; best interest to MAKE ILLEGAL the use of DOWNER cattle of all breeds/uses FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. Had the bill passed into law, the case with this cow may not have even become an issue, as she would have been rendered into pet food. That is the point, cattlemen better accept that the use of diseased, injured, and otherwise unhealthy animals for human consumption will continue to create severe problems for the beef industry. And, as long as producers attempt to "milk" that last penny from an animal, these problems will continue. I can't believe the money that dairyman received from the sale of that BSE cow was going to "make him or break him." As a seedstock and feeder producer, I have no problem with the passing of the downer cattle bill, nor do I have any problem with maintaining a permanent ID throughout the lifetime of the animal, provided there are measures attached to the identification process eliminating any breeder responsibility for animal condition AFTER animal leaves breeder's farm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 7330"] One main fact that is being ignored is that this was a bovine of DAIRY breeding, used in MILK production. This was not an animal specifically bred for meat. It would also be in everyone's; feedlot, cow/calf, dairyman, and end user alike; best interest to MAKE ILLEGAL the use of DOWNER cattle of all breeds/uses FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. Had the bill passed into law, the case with this cow may not have even become an issue, as she would have been rendered into pet food. That is the point, cattlemen better accept that the use of diseased, injured, and otherwise unhealthy animals for human consumption will continue to create severe problems for the beef industry. And, as long as producers attempt to "milk" that last penny from an animal, these problems will continue. I can't believe the money that dairyman received from the sale of that BSE cow was going to "make him or break him." As a seedstock and feeder producer, I have no problem with the passing of the downer cattle bill, nor do I have any problem with maintaining a permanent ID throughout the lifetime of the animal, provided there are measures attached to the identification process eliminating any breeder responsibility for animal condition AFTER animal leaves breeder's farm. [/QUOTE]
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