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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 643833" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>I've seen some breeding operations that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I think it's important to talk to the breeder, ask questions, get a feel for whether you are comfortable with them. But everybody makes mistakes. Will they stand behind the cattle if there is a mistake? Years ago there was a story circulating about an Angus cow bought for a lot of money, kept on the ranch for flushing. When the first heifer out of the flush was DNA typed to be flushed, they found out she wasn't sired by EXT. Eventually they traced down a bull who was still a calf at his dam's side (waiting to be flushed) at the same facility. They DNA tested him and found he was the sire of the heifer, not EXT. It was probably an expensive lession for all concerned. But errors like that shouldn't do much damage to a <em>breed</em>. About the only way for an individual animal to actually make an impact on the breed is through AI or flushing and I think most breeds require DNA testing of those animals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 643833, member: 13"] I've seen some breeding operations that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I think it's important to talk to the breeder, ask questions, get a feel for whether you are comfortable with them. But everybody makes mistakes. Will they stand behind the cattle if there is a mistake? Years ago there was a story circulating about an Angus cow bought for a lot of money, kept on the ranch for flushing. When the first heifer out of the flush was DNA typed to be flushed, they found out she wasn't sired by EXT. Eventually they traced down a bull who was still a calf at his dam's side (waiting to be flushed) at the same facility. They DNA tested him and found he was the sire of the heifer, not EXT. It was probably an expensive lession for all concerned. But errors like that shouldn't do much damage to a [i]breed[/i]. About the only way for an individual animal to actually make an impact on the breed is through AI or flushing and I think most breeds require DNA testing of those animals. [/QUOTE]
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