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<blockquote data-quote="smnherf" data-source="post: 705793" data-attributes="member: 3235"><p>I was going to stay out of this discussion when I read the original post, but after some of the discussion on the troubles with a popular name show bull, I have to voice my concern. No wonder our market share has declined over the last few decades.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Lets be honest here, we are not striving for the same things. Most of the popular show cattle would either end up open or starve on my place. We are breeding for a totally different endpoint that requires totally different selection criteria. I am breeding for a low maintance, high fertility, feed efficient female that can produce a calf that can gain 4 lbs a day in the feedlot and grade choice. The show cattle industry is breeding for a totally different endpoint. It is driven primarily by phenotype that will look good after they have been hand fed for months. Lets be honest with ourselves here.</p><p></p><p>I will get off my soapbox now.</p><p></p><p>Brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smnherf, post: 705793, member: 3235"] I was going to stay out of this discussion when I read the original post, but after some of the discussion on the troubles with a popular name show bull, I have to voice my concern. No wonder our market share has declined over the last few decades. Lets be honest here, we are not striving for the same things. Most of the popular show cattle would either end up open or starve on my place. We are breeding for a totally different endpoint that requires totally different selection criteria. I am breeding for a low maintance, high fertility, feed efficient female that can produce a calf that can gain 4 lbs a day in the feedlot and grade choice. The show cattle industry is breeding for a totally different endpoint. It is driven primarily by phenotype that will look good after they have been hand fed for months. Lets be honest with ourselves here. I will get off my soapbox now. Brian [/QUOTE]
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