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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 737242" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>Gosh, someone who has been messing with Herefords longer than my 50 year involvement (coming up this year)! You sound a lot like some of the "old-timers" I know down here in Texas that have been around the horned Herefords longer than I have. The common statement has always been: "No horns = no brains and no butt!" Times and cattle may change, but the old prejudices still endure!</p><p></p><p>With the exception of the Hereford cattle of Line 1 breeders, some "maverick breeders" like Jim Lents, and a few other old "diehards" on both sides, the genepool of the horned and polled Herefords has become so comingled that I don't think there's any significant difference any more. Generally, they're all too heterozygous to be very consistent.</p><p></p><p>The show ring has changed a bit in the last few years and some of the cattle that are featured there, both horned and polled, are indeed useful in everyday breeding operations. The challenge is in figuring out which ones they are!</p><p></p><p>Welcome to CT!</p><p></p><p>George</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 737242, member: 3972"] Gosh, someone who has been messing with Herefords longer than my 50 year involvement (coming up this year)! You sound a lot like some of the "old-timers" I know down here in Texas that have been around the horned Herefords longer than I have. The common statement has always been: "No horns = no brains and no butt!" Times and cattle may change, but the old prejudices still endure! With the exception of the Hereford cattle of Line 1 breeders, some "maverick breeders" like Jim Lents, and a few other old "diehards" on both sides, the genepool of the horned and polled Herefords has become so comingled that I don't think there's any significant difference any more. Generally, they're all too heterozygous to be very consistent. The show ring has changed a bit in the last few years and some of the cattle that are featured there, both horned and polled, are indeed useful in everyday breeding operations. The challenge is in figuring out which ones they are! Welcome to CT! George [/QUOTE]
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