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<blockquote data-quote="choward2955jd" data-source="post: 832172" data-attributes="member: 6987"><p>The big problem with the Chianina breed oddly enough in my opinion is the folks raising nothing but show cattle. Not that they all have damaged the breed but some of these folks have set these cattle up for nothing more than the great show steer animal. The cow side of the breed has been forgotten about. I can remember when i was in high school when you picked up a A.I. Book there was a section for the Chianina breed and many bulls were listed. When you look at a book now there is no section for the breed other than Composite breed. They have lost a great deal of ground in myy opinion. </p><p>This year at the Ky Beef EXPO they only had 12 animals when i can remember when i was in high school they could have as many as 30 head or more. I think the breed has lost to much ground to ever recover to be very popular anymore. Most folks that show them have them registered in 2 breeds which to means they can sell them 2 ways if needed depending on the sale they would be in. </p><p>So many of the bulls today are so low percenatge chis that it is silly to even call them Chianina bulls. How can you take a 1% chi bull and breed him to a cow and call that calf a chianina. </p><p>The bulls that i use are bulls that their calves will put on weight fast and to sell for top price at the local stockyards. I am now using Fullblood Chianina bulls to increase the size of my cows and to sell heavier steers in the Fall.</p><p>I dont know in my opinion if the breed can ever make the comeback to the main stream. Most of the bulls being used are from just a handfull of blooldlines and not going out there for the Fullblood buls to help change the breed.</p><p>Thanks</p><p>Chris Howard</p><p>FFA Advisor</p><p>Chianina Fan</p><p>John Deere Fan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="choward2955jd, post: 832172, member: 6987"] The big problem with the Chianina breed oddly enough in my opinion is the folks raising nothing but show cattle. Not that they all have damaged the breed but some of these folks have set these cattle up for nothing more than the great show steer animal. The cow side of the breed has been forgotten about. I can remember when i was in high school when you picked up a A.I. Book there was a section for the Chianina breed and many bulls were listed. When you look at a book now there is no section for the breed other than Composite breed. They have lost a great deal of ground in myy opinion. This year at the Ky Beef EXPO they only had 12 animals when i can remember when i was in high school they could have as many as 30 head or more. I think the breed has lost to much ground to ever recover to be very popular anymore. Most folks that show them have them registered in 2 breeds which to means they can sell them 2 ways if needed depending on the sale they would be in. So many of the bulls today are so low percenatge chis that it is silly to even call them Chianina bulls. How can you take a 1% chi bull and breed him to a cow and call that calf a chianina. The bulls that i use are bulls that their calves will put on weight fast and to sell for top price at the local stockyards. I am now using Fullblood Chianina bulls to increase the size of my cows and to sell heavier steers in the Fall. I dont know in my opinion if the breed can ever make the comeback to the main stream. Most of the bulls being used are from just a handfull of blooldlines and not going out there for the Fullblood buls to help change the breed. Thanks Chris Howard FFA Advisor Chianina Fan John Deere Fan [/QUOTE]
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