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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1341564" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>A good blog and addresses one issue I have seen a lot of both in the Angus and Hereford breeds along with several others. I was recently told about a local vet who recently added a new wing onto his vet clinic. He named it after a prominent Angus breeder who many in this region travel many miles to buy both bulls and females from because of their reputation especially for carcass cattle. The vet says he made enough money off of trimming bulls bought at this ranch's sale and also their progeny to build and pay for the wing. As one commercial breeder put it he paid too much for the bulls he bought there to just take the hit. The sad part is what is happening to the herds when these bulls female progeny are retained. I also recently saw a polled Hereford I liked and thought my search for one had ended. He was ouchy and I inquired why and was told that the foot trimmer had just made his regular scheduled stop and had trimmed his feet. Said he was sound as long as you kept his feet trimmed regularly. I'm talking about a 18 month old bull. I looked at his feet and then moved on. Another genetic defect I'm seeing breeders being accepting of is hernias. Again I eliminate any bull that has had one when I find out. Feet and soundness are too areas that have been ignored in the quest of breeders for excellent BW and carcass EPD's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1341564, member: 22295"] A good blog and addresses one issue I have seen a lot of both in the Angus and Hereford breeds along with several others. I was recently told about a local vet who recently added a new wing onto his vet clinic. He named it after a prominent Angus breeder who many in this region travel many miles to buy both bulls and females from because of their reputation especially for carcass cattle. The vet says he made enough money off of trimming bulls bought at this ranch's sale and also their progeny to build and pay for the wing. As one commercial breeder put it he paid too much for the bulls he bought there to just take the hit. The sad part is what is happening to the herds when these bulls female progeny are retained. I also recently saw a polled Hereford I liked and thought my search for one had ended. He was ouchy and I inquired why and was told that the foot trimmer had just made his regular scheduled stop and had trimmed his feet. Said he was sound as long as you kept his feet trimmed regularly. I'm talking about a 18 month old bull. I looked at his feet and then moved on. Another genetic defect I'm seeing breeders being accepting of is hernias. Again I eliminate any bull that has had one when I find out. Feet and soundness are too areas that have been ignored in the quest of breeders for excellent BW and carcass EPD's. [/QUOTE]
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