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<blockquote data-quote="alexfarms" data-source="post: 733849" data-attributes="member: 8677"><p>Dehorning is just another chore, like any other chore. If it is done timely and right it is no problem. The problem is our competition doesn't have that chore. Every cattleman knows that he can buy a polled bull and not have to do the chore and expense of dehorning or he can buy a horned bull and have the extra chore. I have never seen or read any objective science that proves that possessing the horned gene makes the animal superior in any way, if there is I would like to see it. It is a tired argument between hard headed people. I think the "merger" of the polled and horned assn's in the US has hurt both breeds and it continues to hurt both breeds. I got no problem with someone wanting to breed strictly horned cattle, go ahead. I don't think people have any business stating horned cattle are superior, simply because they carry the horned gene, when they have absolutely no proof to back it up. Look at our industry, we go to some sale barns and we are told, from the auction stand, that black is superior -- just make sure you have 'em black to get the best price and we have people in positions of leadership telling others that possessing the horned gene makes an animal superior. There is no proof to support either claim and still, in some circles, it is accepted as fact. The facts are: black colored cattle don't tolerate extreme heat as well as lighter colored cattle and cattle possessing the horned gene create extra chores and expenses for their owners. Maybe some day common sense will win out or maybe we'll all just destroy each other first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alexfarms, post: 733849, member: 8677"] Dehorning is just another chore, like any other chore. If it is done timely and right it is no problem. The problem is our competition doesn't have that chore. Every cattleman knows that he can buy a polled bull and not have to do the chore and expense of dehorning or he can buy a horned bull and have the extra chore. I have never seen or read any objective science that proves that possessing the horned gene makes the animal superior in any way, if there is I would like to see it. It is a tired argument between hard headed people. I think the "merger" of the polled and horned assn's in the US has hurt both breeds and it continues to hurt both breeds. I got no problem with someone wanting to breed strictly horned cattle, go ahead. I don't think people have any business stating horned cattle are superior, simply because they carry the horned gene, when they have absolutely no proof to back it up. Look at our industry, we go to some sale barns and we are told, from the auction stand, that black is superior -- just make sure you have 'em black to get the best price and we have people in positions of leadership telling others that possessing the horned gene makes an animal superior. There is no proof to support either claim and still, in some circles, it is accepted as fact. The facts are: black colored cattle don't tolerate extreme heat as well as lighter colored cattle and cattle possessing the horned gene create extra chores and expenses for their owners. Maybe some day common sense will win out or maybe we'll all just destroy each other first. [/QUOTE]
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