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Herefords -- Horned versus Polled?
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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1503220" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>That is a question that is hard to answer. The polled cattle have improved greatly over the last several years. You find more width and muscling in some than in the past. But in this area it is hard to find a good polled bull that a commercial breeder can afford although it seems that prices on many of the better bulls is dropping now because they aren't moving like they have in the past. There is a very wide range in quality from top to bottom. Line bred cattle like Danny Millers is some of the top Polled cattle IMO. I have never got to see them in person but hope too soon. Most of the good polled cattle I see have a strong horned influence. Danny's cattle would be an exception. At the recent sale where we purchased a horned bull the best polled bulls that brought the top dollars were all out of either horned cows or horned bulls and some were as much as 75% horned blood. The one area I look very hard at both polled and horned cattle is their feet, legs and structural soundness. I find a lot of bulls I like but they fall short in those areas. Again I'm basing my opinion on what I see here in this area. I know cattle vary a lot from one area to another. I still feel it is easier to find a good horned bull than an equal quality polled bull but again that is my opinion and I respect the opinions of those who feel the other way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1503220, member: 22295"] That is a question that is hard to answer. The polled cattle have improved greatly over the last several years. You find more width and muscling in some than in the past. But in this area it is hard to find a good polled bull that a commercial breeder can afford although it seems that prices on many of the better bulls is dropping now because they aren't moving like they have in the past. There is a very wide range in quality from top to bottom. Line bred cattle like Danny Millers is some of the top Polled cattle IMO. I have never got to see them in person but hope too soon. Most of the good polled cattle I see have a strong horned influence. Danny's cattle would be an exception. At the recent sale where we purchased a horned bull the best polled bulls that brought the top dollars were all out of either horned cows or horned bulls and some were as much as 75% horned blood. The one area I look very hard at both polled and horned cattle is their feet, legs and structural soundness. I find a lot of bulls I like but they fall short in those areas. Again I'm basing my opinion on what I see here in this area. I know cattle vary a lot from one area to another. I still feel it is easier to find a good horned bull than an equal quality polled bull but again that is my opinion and I respect the opinions of those who feel the other way. [/QUOTE]
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