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Herefords. How soon we forget!
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<blockquote data-quote="Ziggy Pop" data-source="post: 498102" data-attributes="member: 7465"><p>Great topic. From the outside looking in (Dad sold our herefords when I went to college in 85) to observing the business now some 20+ years later. I wondered what the Angus did to set themselves so far above the herefords. Obviously, there is CAB, which was a real stroke of genius and the hereford folks (especially polled) helped them out with a lot impractical cattle and breed scandals (anybody remember Perfection?) but in my opinion there is more to it than these things. In my opinion, I think the mass use of AI in the Angus breed and the development of accurate EPDs, which has allowed for a more consistent national herd has been a big factor. Whereas there is much less AI emphasis with herefords. In line with this is the fact that Angus semen is much more affordable for the purebred and commercial cattleman than the Herefords (and other breeds such as Simmental and Limousin). A bull like N Bar Emulation EXT's semen was around $20 - $25 a straw up until his death. Another example in Bon View New Design 878. Both of these bulls are/were considered to be amongst the greatest of the genereation were able to sire tens-of-thousands of calves on a purebred and commercial level due to the affordability of their semen. In contrast, most of the really top notch hereford bulls are 2X - 3X as expensive with $100 a straw being the norm. Also, quite a few a syndicated at a young age and are not available to the "public" at all. Obviously, the folks can run their business any way the choose. I just think it hurts the breed as a whole.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ziggy Pop, post: 498102, member: 7465"] Great topic. From the outside looking in (Dad sold our herefords when I went to college in 85) to observing the business now some 20+ years later. I wondered what the Angus did to set themselves so far above the herefords. Obviously, there is CAB, which was a real stroke of genius and the hereford folks (especially polled) helped them out with a lot impractical cattle and breed scandals (anybody remember Perfection?) but in my opinion there is more to it than these things. In my opinion, I think the mass use of AI in the Angus breed and the development of accurate EPDs, which has allowed for a more consistent national herd has been a big factor. Whereas there is much less AI emphasis with herefords. In line with this is the fact that Angus semen is much more affordable for the purebred and commercial cattleman than the Herefords (and other breeds such as Simmental and Limousin). A bull like N Bar Emulation EXT's semen was around $20 - $25 a straw up until his death. Another example in Bon View New Design 878. Both of these bulls are/were considered to be amongst the greatest of the genereation were able to sire tens-of-thousands of calves on a purebred and commercial level due to the affordability of their semen. In contrast, most of the really top notch hereford bulls are 2X - 3X as expensive with $100 a straw being the norm. Also, quite a few a syndicated at a young age and are not available to the "public" at all. Obviously, the folks can run their business any way the choose. I just think it hurts the breed as a whole. [/QUOTE]
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