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Herefords. How soon we forget!
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<blockquote data-quote="rocket2222" data-source="post: 497703" data-attributes="member: 5362"><p>There seems to be a lot of interest in older Hereford genetics on this board lately, while history and nostalgia are great, seems to me folks are forgetting a few things. 50/60/70 years ago Herefords ruled the range, today they don't, and theres a few good reasons for that, here's a few of the more common one's. Cancer eye, pinkeye, bad udders, prolapse, bad feet. I'm sure y'alls parents and grandparents never had any of these problems in their herds <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. It's only been in about the last 15 years that breeders finally started to address these problems in a major way, and today we have a better breed for it. The great thing is, we have still been able to keep those great Hereford traits like docility, mothering ability and feed efficiency along the way. In many breeders minds Herefords still have those same problems of yesteryear, and its the main reason they don't use them today. We will not change their minds by going back. Yes, todays Herefords are different than yesterdays, better in just about everyway, If we keep this up we might rule the range again one day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocket2222, post: 497703, member: 5362"] There seems to be a lot of interest in older Hereford genetics on this board lately, while history and nostalgia are great, seems to me folks are forgetting a few things. 50/60/70 years ago Herefords ruled the range, today they don't, and theres a few good reasons for that, here's a few of the more common one's. Cancer eye, pinkeye, bad udders, prolapse, bad feet. I'm sure y'alls parents and grandparents never had any of these problems in their herds :). It's only been in about the last 15 years that breeders finally started to address these problems in a major way, and today we have a better breed for it. The great thing is, we have still been able to keep those great Hereford traits like docility, mothering ability and feed efficiency along the way. In many breeders minds Herefords still have those same problems of yesteryear, and its the main reason they don't use them today. We will not change their minds by going back. Yes, todays Herefords are different than yesterdays, better in just about everyway, If we keep this up we might rule the range again one day. [/QUOTE]
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