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<blockquote data-quote="cow pollinater" data-source="post: 940654" data-attributes="member: 14661"><p>I think we've already seen the move towards quality over quantity. That's why the industry is now dominated by similar black cattle... Angus cattle had an edge and the industry moved that way. There was a demand for lots of similar cattle with high marbling and everyone moved towards a breed that offered that. </p><p>It would not surprise me to see a greater acceptance of red cattle but I doubt it will change the breeds that we're dealing with as all the players have red and black offerings that are mostly pretty similar except for herefords and angus fans have been knocking the red off of them for awile now.</p><p>Where we would lose on a shift to red or anything else is the amount of information that has been compiled by breeders of black cattle of all breeds. The angus association has epd's down to a fine science... raa, not so much. </p><p>I also feel that the shift to black has ruined what an angus cow is suposed to be... It's hard to find genetics that make a thousand pound momma that can live on not much and still give a five hundred plus pound calf anymore. Red angus may have an advantage there but the lack of information keeps us in the dark.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cow pollinater, post: 940654, member: 14661"] I think we've already seen the move towards quality over quantity. That's why the industry is now dominated by similar black cattle... Angus cattle had an edge and the industry moved that way. There was a demand for lots of similar cattle with high marbling and everyone moved towards a breed that offered that. It would not surprise me to see a greater acceptance of red cattle but I doubt it will change the breeds that we're dealing with as all the players have red and black offerings that are mostly pretty similar except for herefords and angus fans have been knocking the red off of them for awile now. Where we would lose on a shift to red or anything else is the amount of information that has been compiled by breeders of black cattle of all breeds. The angus association has epd's down to a fine science... raa, not so much. I also feel that the shift to black has ruined what an angus cow is suposed to be... It's hard to find genetics that make a thousand pound momma that can live on not much and still give a five hundred plus pound calf anymore. Red angus may have an advantage there but the lack of information keeps us in the dark. [/QUOTE]
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