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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 134631" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>I wouldn't disagree with much in the article. Heterosis is proven over and over. But things have changed a lot since this article was written. It's too bad Mike didn't provide us with a link or a date. It's obviously several years old and there have been a lot of changes in the cattle industry since 1999.</p><p></p><p>1. You don't have to give up muscle to get marbling with Angus cattle. Both the Angus and the Limousin Assns have research showing backfat is not strongly linked to marbling. You can get high quality beef without giving up yield grade. Feeding has a great impact on backfat.</p><p></p><p>2. Demand for CAB continues to grow.</p><p></p><p>3. Black hided premiums have been around too long to honestly be called a "fad."</p><p></p><p>4. One of the biggest complaints by consumers about beef is lack of consistency. I believe straightbred cattle will be more consistent than crossbred cattle.</p><p></p><p>5. My Angus bulls' weaning and yearling weights are comparable or better than the crossbred calves running through my local sale barns.</p><p></p><p>6. I'm honestly disappointed in other breeds refusal to compete with Angus. Instead, many of them have just turned their cattle black and made them smaller.</p><p></p><p>7. All the, "ifs", "ands" and "buts" that our mysterious author mentions may come true. But if the survey he mentioned was done five years ago (1999), they haven't come to pass yet. Demand for Angus bulls, registered and commercial Angus females seems to get stronger every year. In fact, the Angus Assn did much the same survey this year and came up with much the same answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 134631, member: 13"] I wouldn't disagree with much in the article. Heterosis is proven over and over. But things have changed a lot since this article was written. It's too bad Mike didn't provide us with a link or a date. It's obviously several years old and there have been a lot of changes in the cattle industry since 1999. 1. You don't have to give up muscle to get marbling with Angus cattle. Both the Angus and the Limousin Assns have research showing backfat is not strongly linked to marbling. You can get high quality beef without giving up yield grade. Feeding has a great impact on backfat. 2. Demand for CAB continues to grow. 3. Black hided premiums have been around too long to honestly be called a "fad." 4. One of the biggest complaints by consumers about beef is lack of consistency. I believe straightbred cattle will be more consistent than crossbred cattle. 5. My Angus bulls' weaning and yearling weights are comparable or better than the crossbred calves running through my local sale barns. 6. I'm honestly disappointed in other breeds refusal to compete with Angus. Instead, many of them have just turned their cattle black and made them smaller. 7. All the, "ifs", "ands" and "buts" that our mysterious author mentions may come true. But if the survey he mentioned was done five years ago (1999), they haven't come to pass yet. Demand for Angus bulls, registered and commercial Angus females seems to get stronger every year. In fact, the Angus Assn did much the same survey this year and came up with much the same answers. [/QUOTE]
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