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<blockquote data-quote="OakCreekRanch" data-source="post: 1094625" data-attributes="member: 21778"><p>I do have some concerns about the genetic defects spreading around via these carrier animals and the semen sales. It's not unheard of the retired show cows/heifers are sold as a commercial cow which is getting common in our area and I've seen club calf bulls being advertised in some beef sire catalogs, claiming that they are best bulls to producing some commercial replacements. I noticed that some catalogs do not show these club calf bulls' EPD and their defects. That goes for other breeds too. Anyone can get their hands on the semen from these affected bulls, not just for showring folks and used them on their commercial cows. That's right club calf semen are being sold to the commercial operators. I know few people did it and they are not even showing their cattle. IMO that is just irresponsible to breeding more affected animals (club calf or not) then have more animals to be tested for these detects. I read few articles that there are more affected club calf bulls being used than the clean bulls but it's just what I read from these articles and I really hope that club calf industry need to promote more clean bulls. I just wish that club calf industry (and other breed associations) needs to be ethnical and put a stop on breeding more affected animals but that's my opinion. Hope I didn't pi$$ed anyone for entitled my opinion here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OakCreekRanch, post: 1094625, member: 21778"] I do have some concerns about the genetic defects spreading around via these carrier animals and the semen sales. It's not unheard of the retired show cows/heifers are sold as a commercial cow which is getting common in our area and I've seen club calf bulls being advertised in some beef sire catalogs, claiming that they are best bulls to producing some commercial replacements. I noticed that some catalogs do not show these club calf bulls' EPD and their defects. That goes for other breeds too. Anyone can get their hands on the semen from these affected bulls, not just for showring folks and used them on their commercial cows. That's right club calf semen are being sold to the commercial operators. I know few people did it and they are not even showing their cattle. IMO that is just irresponsible to breeding more affected animals (club calf or not) then have more animals to be tested for these detects. I read few articles that there are more affected club calf bulls being used than the clean bulls but it's just what I read from these articles and I really hope that club calf industry need to promote more clean bulls. I just wish that club calf industry (and other breed associations) needs to be ethnical and put a stop on breeding more affected animals but that's my opinion. Hope I didn't pi$$ed anyone for entitled my opinion here. [/QUOTE]
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