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<blockquote data-quote="Bama" data-source="post: 225854" data-attributes="member: 1184"><p>Probally stepping on a few toes here, so ya'll feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. A animal that has been in the show ring a lot will be a little more under achieving ( dumber ) than one that has been on the range. One that has been housed in a barn, pampered, never had to look for food, and lead around on a halter all its life will not have the life lessons learned by one on the range. Most of what cattle do is by instinct but a show animal will have differant reactions to differant situations. I wouldn't call them stupid, but it seems to me they would not have all the smarts about being a cow on the range. I'm sure show heifers have made great mommas and show bulls have made great herd bulls. It just looks to me like they are deprived of some of their normal cattle trial and errors. I ain't saying this is a bad thing, its just a thought. This provolks another thought " reckon what my bulls would do ifin I went after em with a vacumn cleaner and hair dryer". That just might be a rednecks last words.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bama, post: 225854, member: 1184"] Probally stepping on a few toes here, so ya'll feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. A animal that has been in the show ring a lot will be a little more under achieving ( dumber ) than one that has been on the range. One that has been housed in a barn, pampered, never had to look for food, and lead around on a halter all its life will not have the life lessons learned by one on the range. Most of what cattle do is by instinct but a show animal will have differant reactions to differant situations. I wouldn't call them stupid, but it seems to me they would not have all the smarts about being a cow on the range. I'm sure show heifers have made great mommas and show bulls have made great herd bulls. It just looks to me like they are deprived of some of their normal cattle trial and errors. I ain't saying this is a bad thing, its just a thought. This provolks another thought " reckon what my bulls would do ifin I went after em with a vacumn cleaner and hair dryer". That just might be a rednecks last words. [/QUOTE]
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