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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 625252" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Bez, if cattle are here in the US, they'll be black or red (since we're talking about red baldies not Chars, Longhorns, etc.) If they have Angus influence, they'll be black. If they have Red Angus or Hereford, influence, they'll be red. So you can't have black and red animals "equally bred" in this country. </p><p></p><p>There are many knowledgable people who will tell you that you can't manage a potential Select animal up to Prime, but you can mis-manage a potential Prime down to Select. The genetics have to be there first, management comes next.</p><p></p><p>I don't think I've ever contended that black is always best. There are probably Angus cattle that won't gain in the feedlot or hang a quality carcass. But when a buyer goes to the sale barn and watches hundreds of 4-500 lb calves run through the ring, breed traits are mostly what he has to work with. Some breeds are known not to do well in the feedlot. Some breeds are known for tougher meat. Some breeds are known not to marble. Some to get too big for the packer's box. The Angus breed here in the US didn't get to the top of the heap with smoke and mirrors. We've worked for it. Probably twice as many Angus bulls are performance tested today than any other breed, maybe three times as many. That's not cheap to do. More than half the Angus calves registered last year were AI sired. An AI program is not an easy thing to manage. The AHIR program continues to grow as breeders weigh and ultersound more animals each year and it pays off in more reliable EPDs. Again, that's not cheap or easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 625252, member: 13"] Bez, if cattle are here in the US, they'll be black or red (since we're talking about red baldies not Chars, Longhorns, etc.) If they have Angus influence, they'll be black. If they have Red Angus or Hereford, influence, they'll be red. So you can't have black and red animals "equally bred" in this country. There are many knowledgable people who will tell you that you can't manage a potential Select animal up to Prime, but you can mis-manage a potential Prime down to Select. The genetics have to be there first, management comes next. I don't think I've ever contended that black is always best. There are probably Angus cattle that won't gain in the feedlot or hang a quality carcass. But when a buyer goes to the sale barn and watches hundreds of 4-500 lb calves run through the ring, breed traits are mostly what he has to work with. Some breeds are known not to do well in the feedlot. Some breeds are known for tougher meat. Some breeds are known not to marble. Some to get too big for the packer's box. The Angus breed here in the US didn't get to the top of the heap with smoke and mirrors. We've worked for it. Probably twice as many Angus bulls are performance tested today than any other breed, maybe three times as many. That's not cheap to do. More than half the Angus calves registered last year were AI sired. An AI program is not an easy thing to manage. The AHIR program continues to grow as breeders weigh and ultersound more animals each year and it pays off in more reliable EPDs. Again, that's not cheap or easy. [/QUOTE]
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