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<blockquote data-quote="3MR" data-source="post: 337017" data-attributes="member: 4180"><p>I agree genetics has something to do with it, but I also blame that on the producer practice of chasing higher carcass weights over higher grades.</p><p></p><p>Their is no doubt that cross bred animals have the ability to produce higher grades over straight breed animals, but if we as producers chose too, we could all raise animals that predomitaly grade choice regardless of breed. Instead we have done the opposite. We have bred and practiced methods that increase carcass weights at the expense of grade.</p><p></p><p>The lower price of by product feed led to more animals being fed out for increased weights immediatly prior to slaughter which leads to lower grades. Bi product feeds are not limited to ethanol bi products and have been around for a long time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3MR, post: 337017, member: 4180"] I agree genetics has something to do with it, but I also blame that on the producer practice of chasing higher carcass weights over higher grades. Their is no doubt that cross bred animals have the ability to produce higher grades over straight breed animals, but if we as producers chose too, we could all raise animals that predomitaly grade choice regardless of breed. Instead we have done the opposite. We have bred and practiced methods that increase carcass weights at the expense of grade. The lower price of by product feed led to more animals being fed out for increased weights immediatly prior to slaughter which leads to lower grades. Bi product feeds are not limited to ethanol bi products and have been around for a long time. [/QUOTE]
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