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<blockquote data-quote="Ned Jr." data-source="post: 246078" data-attributes="member: 3703"><p>Lots of things to consider.</p><p>I've always heard IMF comes last. At least most of it does. I had a breeder that sells a few hundered bulls a year tell me not to read to much into a younger bull that ratio's less on IMF because there is a big difference between on how a 8 month old and a 12 month old will marble. I've studied this some and think he's right. I've also heard implants can have a very negative effect on IMF.</p><p>Maybe the reason cattle don't yield as well today is because there are so many more angus and less continental cattle now.</p><p>(I did not say that to start a war) I think cattle can be cleaner made but I hate to think about taking away to much backfat. This could lead to hard keeping cattle with poor fertility.</p><p>Pete Crow had a editorial I found interesting in his Western Livestock Journal. (this may have been a first) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> He said the restaurant ass. talked about how they do not want big ribeyes. They like small ribeyes so they can cut them thick and keep them juicy. </p><p>If we ever get the cattle how they say they want them they will probably not be profitable cattle or they will change the grading system anyway.</p><p>Some breeds need more IMF, some may not. Some need bigger ribeyes, some don't. Some need to work on yield, some don't. If all breeds chase the same traits it may take away from the things they have going for them.</p><p>These are just a few things to think about, I don't have the answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ned Jr., post: 246078, member: 3703"] Lots of things to consider. I've always heard IMF comes last. At least most of it does. I had a breeder that sells a few hundered bulls a year tell me not to read to much into a younger bull that ratio's less on IMF because there is a big difference between on how a 8 month old and a 12 month old will marble. I've studied this some and think he's right. I've also heard implants can have a very negative effect on IMF. Maybe the reason cattle don't yield as well today is because there are so many more angus and less continental cattle now. (I did not say that to start a war) I think cattle can be cleaner made but I hate to think about taking away to much backfat. This could lead to hard keeping cattle with poor fertility. Pete Crow had a editorial I found interesting in his Western Livestock Journal. (this may have been a first) :D He said the restaurant ass. talked about how they do not want big ribeyes. They like small ribeyes so they can cut them thick and keep them juicy. If we ever get the cattle how they say they want them they will probably not be profitable cattle or they will change the grading system anyway. Some breeds need more IMF, some may not. Some need bigger ribeyes, some don't. Some need to work on yield, some don't. If all breeds chase the same traits it may take away from the things they have going for them. These are just a few things to think about, I don't have the answers. [/QUOTE]
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