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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm22" data-source="post: 657508" data-attributes="member: 7645"><p>We could debate all day on just what was "1st class purebred cattle". Some would say those ARE the multiple trait leaders. Others would argue that the phenotypical type cattle they prefer (and different phenotypes go in and out of vogue in the industry as a whole) is the goal of cattle breeding. Somebody else would argue for moderation in both phenotypic and EPD selection. Others now also look at DNA testing. Somebody else would demand that they be both pleasing to the eye and multiple trait leaders. I think cattle have to be SOUND first and foremost. If they can't move, breed, and hold up over time they aren't going to last no matter how good their EPDs or their DNA profiles are. After that it is kind of your choice. You can breed for what YOU want and risk that the market rejects your views of "1st class purebred cattle" and won't pay you for them or you can try to breed for what the market wants......knowing that that is a moving target and will require some fluctuation of bloodlines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm22, post: 657508, member: 7645"] We could debate all day on just what was "1st class purebred cattle". Some would say those ARE the multiple trait leaders. Others would argue that the phenotypical type cattle they prefer (and different phenotypes go in and out of vogue in the industry as a whole) is the goal of cattle breeding. Somebody else would argue for moderation in both phenotypic and EPD selection. Others now also look at DNA testing. Somebody else would demand that they be both pleasing to the eye and multiple trait leaders. I think cattle have to be SOUND first and foremost. If they can't move, breed, and hold up over time they aren't going to last no matter how good their EPDs or their DNA profiles are. After that it is kind of your choice. You can breed for what YOU want and risk that the market rejects your views of "1st class purebred cattle" and won't pay you for them or you can try to breed for what the market wants......knowing that that is a moving target and will require some fluctuation of bloodlines. [/QUOTE]
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