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<blockquote data-quote="turning grass into beef" data-source="post: 746237" data-attributes="member: 5195"><p>Any breed association is going to go in the direction that the members want to take it. If the majority of shorthorn breeders want the shorthorn association to concentrate their efforts on the club calf market then that is what will happen. If the majority of members are serious about being in the BEEF business then they will focus on being a part of the commercial cattle industry. </p><p>I have always felt that if you can put food on the table for your family and what you are doing is not immoral or illegal then who am I to critcize. That being said, to me, shorthorn plus cattle are simply commercial, crossbred cattle. I personally will not use a bull that is not fullblood (in my mind their is a difference between fullblood and purebred). I feel that there are still excellent quality BEEF shorthorn cattle being raised by some breeders. If the day ever comes that I can't find excellent quality fullblood shorthorns then I will have to reconsider my position. I still believe that good shorthorns have a positive role to play in the BEEF industry. </p><p>If anyone is interested in using shorthorn genetics that are bred for the BEEF industry you may have to do some looking, but good shorthorns can be found. Just don't expect to find them at the major shows. I have been told that the shorthorn cattle that are winning in the U.S.A. look like they do because of corn and hair, nothing more. Thank goodness it is not that way in Canada.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turning grass into beef, post: 746237, member: 5195"] Any breed association is going to go in the direction that the members want to take it. If the majority of shorthorn breeders want the shorthorn association to concentrate their efforts on the club calf market then that is what will happen. If the majority of members are serious about being in the BEEF business then they will focus on being a part of the commercial cattle industry. I have always felt that if you can put food on the table for your family and what you are doing is not immoral or illegal then who am I to critcize. That being said, to me, shorthorn plus cattle are simply commercial, crossbred cattle. I personally will not use a bull that is not fullblood (in my mind their is a difference between fullblood and purebred). I feel that there are still excellent quality BEEF shorthorn cattle being raised by some breeders. If the day ever comes that I can't find excellent quality fullblood shorthorns then I will have to reconsider my position. I still believe that good shorthorns have a positive role to play in the BEEF industry. If anyone is interested in using shorthorn genetics that are bred for the BEEF industry you may have to do some looking, but good shorthorns can be found. Just don't expect to find them at the major shows. I have been told that the shorthorn cattle that are winning in the U.S.A. look like they do because of corn and hair, nothing more. Thank goodness it is not that way in Canada. [/QUOTE]
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