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<blockquote data-quote="greenwillowherefords" data-source="post: 48105" data-attributes="member: 587"><p>Point #1, you could still maintain a straight Hereford herd as one of your gene pools, while getting at least some genetic kick doing it.</p><p>Also, I have crossed two linebred individuals, one polled, one horned, with very satisfactory results. </p><p></p><p>I think there are polled Herefords out there, probably Braxton Giant for one, which are as good as any horned Hereford. I also believe that the selection of really good horned Herefords is broader, because they have had more years of multi-trait selection, whereas the polled folks had to take time out to develop the polled trait. I believe this is especially true of cattle that are affordable to the common man, that is, there is a wider selection of exceptional quality horned Herefords available in the price range that a small commercial breeder can afford. I also am not willing to throw away a vast gene pool of quality just because they have horns. Furthermore, I believe there has been less dipping into other breeds' gene pools on the sly to quickly reach some show fad of the moment among the horned crowd. </p><p></p><p>I may be the only person on this board who believes this, but I further believe that horns are an asset in certain rugged environments. What could be just a glancing blow to a wild dog from a polled head could be a killing thrust with a horn!</p><p></p><p>Dun, I say all this in a spirit of goodwill and discussion, so please don't take this as a mean-spirited disagreement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenwillowherefords, post: 48105, member: 587"] Point #1, you could still maintain a straight Hereford herd as one of your gene pools, while getting at least some genetic kick doing it. Also, I have crossed two linebred individuals, one polled, one horned, with very satisfactory results. I think there are polled Herefords out there, probably Braxton Giant for one, which are as good as any horned Hereford. I also believe that the selection of really good horned Herefords is broader, because they have had more years of multi-trait selection, whereas the polled folks had to take time out to develop the polled trait. I believe this is especially true of cattle that are affordable to the common man, that is, there is a wider selection of exceptional quality horned Herefords available in the price range that a small commercial breeder can afford. I also am not willing to throw away a vast gene pool of quality just because they have horns. Furthermore, I believe there has been less dipping into other breeds' gene pools on the sly to quickly reach some show fad of the moment among the horned crowd. I may be the only person on this board who believes this, but I further believe that horns are an asset in certain rugged environments. What could be just a glancing blow to a wild dog from a polled head could be a killing thrust with a horn! Dun, I say all this in a spirit of goodwill and discussion, so please don't take this as a mean-spirited disagreement. [/QUOTE]
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