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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1791703" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>Well you asked for "everyone's opinion", so I've give mine.</p><p></p><p>I've never done any line breeding and don't believe most people really know what they are doing if they do. I see line breeding as inbreeding, and see those doing it as taking unnecessary chances. Part of being a cattleman is doing my best to take care of my animals in the best ways I can. That means there are all kinds of risks I deal with every time I make any kind of decision, small risk and large, and I always choose least risk concerning the well being of the animals. I'm proud of the animals I've produced. They topped the market in every venue I've sold them in. People have sought me out to buy my animals because they were consistent, productive, and dependable. There are too many great genetic lines out there to worry about what I would get by breeding close relatives. Anything people get by line breeding can be had by wise selection without using related animals. I believe many of the issues we are seeing today in cattle are the result of line breeding in generations now long forgotten. I see line breeding as short term thinking with long term consequences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1791703, member: 42463"] Well you asked for "everyone's opinion", so I've give mine. I've never done any line breeding and don't believe most people really know what they are doing if they do. I see line breeding as inbreeding, and see those doing it as taking unnecessary chances. Part of being a cattleman is doing my best to take care of my animals in the best ways I can. That means there are all kinds of risks I deal with every time I make any kind of decision, small risk and large, and I always choose least risk concerning the well being of the animals. I'm proud of the animals I've produced. They topped the market in every venue I've sold them in. People have sought me out to buy my animals because they were consistent, productive, and dependable. There are too many great genetic lines out there to worry about what I would get by breeding close relatives. Anything people get by line breeding can be had by wise selection without using related animals. I believe many of the issues we are seeing today in cattle are the result of line breeding in generations now long forgotten. I see line breeding as short term thinking with long term consequences. [/QUOTE]
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