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Louisianna Angus Association Bull sale, 1/23/2010
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<blockquote data-quote="Cormac" data-source="post: 727533" data-attributes="member: 3980"><p>Kingfisher,</p><p>I am not "trying" to say anything. I felt I was pretty direct and to the point. I was "saddened" to see that a State breed association would sell untested, or worse yet, sell carrier bulls. Why not sell the bull(s) for hamburger and not pass this genetic crap on to a less informed buyer? </p><p>Sure, they are listing some as carriers, but will they explain the entire scenario of what the buyer is getting him/her self into. Here is the way I see it:</p><p>If the buyer's herd of 100 total cows is 100% FREE:</p><p>This "heck of a deal" carrier bull when mated to a herd of free cows (regardless of breed) will produce: </p><p>= 50 carrier offspring</p><p>= 50 free offspring</p><p>In a real world scenario, estimating 50% of those carriers are bulls are then sold two years from now to FREE herds, that will be 25 additional herds that will be negatively impacted. This goes on forever.</p><p>This %$@# does not get buried up again.</p><p></p><p>In another scenario, if a carrier bull is used with an Angus commercial herd of 100 total cows that has 20 carriers cows in it already the results will be: </p><p>= 50 carrier offspring</p><p>= 45 free offspring </p><p>= 5 will be DOA</p><p>What do you estimate a carrier bull(s) will sell for at the sale... $1500 -2000? Me, I'd take the hit. Sell him as hamburger, and sleep well at night, knowing that the bulls I sold made all the successive herds better not worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cormac, post: 727533, member: 3980"] Kingfisher, I am not "trying" to say anything. I felt I was pretty direct and to the point. I was "saddened" to see that a State breed association would sell untested, or worse yet, sell carrier bulls. Why not sell the bull(s) for hamburger and not pass this genetic crap on to a less informed buyer? Sure, they are listing some as carriers, but will they explain the entire scenario of what the buyer is getting him/her self into. Here is the way I see it: If the buyer's herd of 100 total cows is 100% FREE: This "heck of a deal" carrier bull when mated to a herd of free cows (regardless of breed) will produce: = 50 carrier offspring = 50 free offspring In a real world scenario, estimating 50% of those carriers are bulls are then sold two years from now to FREE herds, that will be 25 additional herds that will be negatively impacted. This goes on forever. This %$@# does not get buried up again. In another scenario, if a carrier bull is used with an Angus commercial herd of 100 total cows that has 20 carriers cows in it already the results will be: = 50 carrier offspring = 45 free offspring = 5 will be DOA What do you estimate a carrier bull(s) will sell for at the sale... $1500 -2000? Me, I'd take the hit. Sell him as hamburger, and sleep well at night, knowing that the bulls I sold made all the successive herds better not worse. [/QUOTE]
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