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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17452"><p>> What is the drawback to</p><p>> Pinzgauers? Why has the breed not</p><p>> caught on? Everything I have been</p><p>> able to read about the cattle and</p><p>> the carcass quality is very</p><p>> positive. Is the problem all in</p><p>> the color? Do they throw the white</p><p>> markings when crossbred?</p><p></p><p>> One fault I see in the color and</p><p>> dairy cow markings is that it</p><p>> would make them more difficult to</p><p>> sell unless you had a lined up</p><p>> market. I don't think I have ever</p><p>> seen any of the breed in Montana. The only fault I have found with our Pinzgauers is their color and I am fighting that every day. The president of the American Feedlot Association said in a few years color will make no difference. Now buyers just use it as justification to pay less not because they deserve less. Only a real dummy cannot tell a Pinzgauer from a dairy cow or long horn. They are totally different framed. The reason they have not gained popularity is those breeders that have have become discourage and are not willing to fight for fair treatment at the sale barn. We have a good relation with our sale barn here so I keep plugging. Someday we will get our due. To answer your question regarding white. YES you will always get the white top and tail. As one reader here said they turn an angus into a skunk, but they still smell like cow ....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:circlereds@teleclipse.net">circlereds@teleclipse.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17452"] > What is the drawback to > Pinzgauers? Why has the breed not > caught on? Everything I have been > able to read about the cattle and > the carcass quality is very > positive. Is the problem all in > the color? Do they throw the white > markings when crossbred? > One fault I see in the color and > dairy cow markings is that it > would make them more difficult to > sell unless you had a lined up > market. I don't think I have ever > seen any of the breed in Montana. The only fault I have found with our Pinzgauers is their color and I am fighting that every day. The president of the American Feedlot Association said in a few years color will make no difference. Now buyers just use it as justification to pay less not because they deserve less. Only a real dummy cannot tell a Pinzgauer from a dairy cow or long horn. They are totally different framed. The reason they have not gained popularity is those breeders that have have become discourage and are not willing to fight for fair treatment at the sale barn. We have a good relation with our sale barn here so I keep plugging. Someday we will get our due. To answer your question regarding white. YES you will always get the white top and tail. As one reader here said they turn an angus into a skunk, but they still smell like cow .... [email=circlereds@teleclipse.net]circlereds@teleclipse.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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