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<blockquote data-quote="Bez" data-source="post: 60026" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>Mike</p><p></p><p>A tough one</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But when it comes to an export market - the customer is deciding - not me. </p><p></p><p>I guess most of my opinion comes from watching retired dairy cows go through the sale ring.</p><p></p><p>Right now, those culls get cut up and go to the Canadians and the U.S. of A. I do not think any other country accepts them. Canucks get fed the same as the U.S. of A. I definitely do not like it. You shouldn't either.</p><p></p><p>If a dairy guy will not serve this animal to his family - should you and I eat it?</p><p></p><p>I am prepared to go with health and body condition - but who decides? </p><p></p><p>If it becomes an issue of someone standing at the gate as they are unloaded - I personally do not want just one person making the decision - it needs to be more - less chance of any monkey business.</p><p></p><p>I am certainly tired of seeing burned out, half crippled, bone bag Holsteins go through the sale barn and be cut up as culls. Who knows what has been to to them? Who knows with what or how often they have been doctored?</p><p></p><p>In all honesty you can probably get me to bend on most - not all - beef animals but I stand my ground on the old dairy animals.</p><p></p><p>So where do we go from here? What I am saying makes a lot of folks in my area quite irate at me. I am an ounumbered guy here - it's a very large dairy area. All I say in return is "Look at that animal. Do you really want to eat THAT?"</p><p></p><p>In return I would ask if you have ever lived in a dairy area and have watched what gets sold for meat? I will grant you there are some that go through that will be fine - but it has been my experience that the vast majority are pretty well used up before they get sold for the last ride.</p><p></p><p>Look forward to your reply to this one - it is an issue that I believe is danced around and avoided far too often.</p><p></p><p>In the end I just want this to be discussed and not avoided. I am no longer such a trusting enough individual that I believe everyone will hold back their sick animals, or render their poorer stock.</p><p></p><p>Read my sign off and try not to laugh too hard.</p><p></p><p>Bez</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez, post: 60026, member: 412"] Mike A tough one But when it comes to an export market - the customer is deciding - not me. I guess most of my opinion comes from watching retired dairy cows go through the sale ring. Right now, those culls get cut up and go to the Canadians and the U.S. of A. I do not think any other country accepts them. Canucks get fed the same as the U.S. of A. I definitely do not like it. You shouldn't either. If a dairy guy will not serve this animal to his family - should you and I eat it? I am prepared to go with health and body condition - but who decides? If it becomes an issue of someone standing at the gate as they are unloaded - I personally do not want just one person making the decision - it needs to be more - less chance of any monkey business. I am certainly tired of seeing burned out, half crippled, bone bag Holsteins go through the sale barn and be cut up as culls. Who knows what has been to to them? Who knows with what or how often they have been doctored? In all honesty you can probably get me to bend on most - not all - beef animals but I stand my ground on the old dairy animals. So where do we go from here? What I am saying makes a lot of folks in my area quite irate at me. I am an ounumbered guy here - it's a very large dairy area. All I say in return is "Look at that animal. Do you really want to eat THAT?" In return I would ask if you have ever lived in a dairy area and have watched what gets sold for meat? I will grant you there are some that go through that will be fine - but it has been my experience that the vast majority are pretty well used up before they get sold for the last ride. Look forward to your reply to this one - it is an issue that I believe is danced around and avoided far too often. In the end I just want this to be discussed and not avoided. I am no longer such a trusting enough individual that I believe everyone will hold back their sick animals, or render their poorer stock. Read my sign off and try not to laugh too hard. Bez [/QUOTE]
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