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<blockquote data-quote="Dana Kopp" data-source="post: 54626" data-attributes="member: 873"><p>What a great (and spirited) discussion!</p><p></p><p>Coming from a family of black Angus breeders my choice of cattle as a kid was pretty well defined. For years, I have looked at a lot of cattle breeds both for 4-H projects and just for pure interest in breeds and breeding. Virtually every breed organization (and breeder) claims that their breed is the best. What organization do you know would claim "Biggest frame in the business, but they don't cycle until they are three years old", "Great mother cows, they'll attack you in your truck", "Most milk - but worst udders" or "Jaw building tough meat - but lots of it!" </p><p>Personnally my ideal cow has a well attached even udder, a good attitude, isn't huge frame wise (900-1200lbs), calves easily, weans a 600+ lbs calf with great gain potential and breeds back quickly. Are there breeds that can fit this description? You bet!! Are there individuals within these or any breed that couldn't possibly meet any of these criteria? Oh yeah! What is the bottom line - making money - would any of us keep a problem cow just because of her breed? Those folks in Texas and other southern states have other breed issues such as heat and tick resistance that may be high priority for breed selection. For anyone new to cattle breeds and breeding, the amount of information (and misinformation) available about any and every breed is astounding! Thanks for a great forum!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dana Kopp, post: 54626, member: 873"] What a great (and spirited) discussion! Coming from a family of black Angus breeders my choice of cattle as a kid was pretty well defined. For years, I have looked at a lot of cattle breeds both for 4-H projects and just for pure interest in breeds and breeding. Virtually every breed organization (and breeder) claims that their breed is the best. What organization do you know would claim "Biggest frame in the business, but they don't cycle until they are three years old", "Great mother cows, they'll attack you in your truck", "Most milk - but worst udders" or "Jaw building tough meat - but lots of it!" Personnally my ideal cow has a well attached even udder, a good attitude, isn't huge frame wise (900-1200lbs), calves easily, weans a 600+ lbs calf with great gain potential and breeds back quickly. Are there breeds that can fit this description? You bet!! Are there individuals within these or any breed that couldn't possibly meet any of these criteria? Oh yeah! What is the bottom line - making money - would any of us keep a problem cow just because of her breed? Those folks in Texas and other southern states have other breed issues such as heat and tick resistance that may be high priority for breed selection. For anyone new to cattle breeds and breeding, the amount of information (and misinformation) available about any and every breed is astounding! Thanks for a great forum! [/QUOTE]
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