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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1780798" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>Well you and a few others have had the opposite experience concerning docility and the exotic breeds. I have talked to feedlot managers, livestock sale managers, fellow breeders, processing crews for the large lots. Have been told by all overall they see a higher percentage of temperament issues with the exotic reeds. One reason some don't want more than 25% exotic influence. I always try to analyze docility. It is usually the first thing I look at. That is one reason I like too see bulls run through the ring. Many sales sell by video and don't allow a person too separate them in order to get an idea how they will handle by themselves. When we bought the Gelbveigh he was in a wheat field and was ok. I couldn't scratch him but he handled ok. He showed no signs of docility issues. He was never an issue. Other breeders have experienced the same.But around a 1/3 of his progeny were extremely flighty and hard to handle. I culled some otherwise top replacements. From my previous experience with exotics I should of never took the risk. I was told there had been major improvements made in Gelbveighs. In our case that wasn't true. We had no culls for docility sired by the other sires. I don't know of a single Gelbveigh bull being used in this area currently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1780798, member: 22295"] Well you and a few others have had the opposite experience concerning docility and the exotic breeds. I have talked to feedlot managers, livestock sale managers, fellow breeders, processing crews for the large lots. Have been told by all overall they see a higher percentage of temperament issues with the exotic reeds. One reason some don’t want more than 25% exotic influence. I always try to analyze docility. It is usually the first thing I look at. That is one reason I like too see bulls run through the ring. Many sales sell by video and don’t allow a person too separate them in order to get an idea how they will handle by themselves. When we bought the Gelbveigh he was in a wheat field and was ok. I couldn’t scratch him but he handled ok. He showed no signs of docility issues. He was never an issue. Other breeders have experienced the same.But around a 1/3 of his progeny were extremely flighty and hard to handle. I culled some otherwise top replacements. From my previous experience with exotics I should of never took the risk. I was told there had been major improvements made in Gelbveighs. In our case that wasn’t true. We had no culls for docility sired by the other sires. I don’t know of a single Gelbveigh bull being used in this area currently. [/QUOTE]
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