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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron" data-source="post: 288248" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>Go with Horned. There is no comparison between the breeds except colour. Dehorning is not that big a deal. Either paste them as calves, or use barnes-type dehorners (I like the barnes because it is quick and easy, can process a calf in about a minute and a 1/2). Lop, Lop and a little pine tar to cover the stumps up...don't even worry about bleeding, it will stop on its own. I can't take the polled herefords anymore, they just can't keep the consistency in them. I will be going out to Calgary in March to pick up a Horned Hereford for the herd, after seeing for a number of years what Horned Herefords have done for some of my neighbours, and the continual consistency I keep seeing in them across North America.</p><p></p><p>In simple terms, Polled Herefords follow every trend possible in the world. Start at 1900 and just go from there. Real big, then medium functional cattle, then real small, then super small, then good size, then gigantic, then moderate and chasing after the fastest growth rates/EPD's in the best package. During this time, milk flow, prolapses, birth weights etc. etc. rates all fluctuated. </p><p></p><p>Now compare this to the Horned Herefords which have basically never changed. Compare a horned bull from now and one from the late 50's...there is basically no difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aaron, post: 288248, member: 1682"] Go with Horned. There is no comparison between the breeds except colour. Dehorning is not that big a deal. Either paste them as calves, or use barnes-type dehorners (I like the barnes because it is quick and easy, can process a calf in about a minute and a 1/2). Lop, Lop and a little pine tar to cover the stumps up...don't even worry about bleeding, it will stop on its own. I can't take the polled herefords anymore, they just can't keep the consistency in them. I will be going out to Calgary in March to pick up a Horned Hereford for the herd, after seeing for a number of years what Horned Herefords have done for some of my neighbours, and the continual consistency I keep seeing in them across North America. In simple terms, Polled Herefords follow every trend possible in the world. Start at 1900 and just go from there. Real big, then medium functional cattle, then real small, then super small, then good size, then gigantic, then moderate and chasing after the fastest growth rates/EPD's in the best package. During this time, milk flow, prolapses, birth weights etc. etc. rates all fluctuated. Now compare this to the Horned Herefords which have basically never changed. Compare a horned bull from now and one from the late 50's...there is basically no difference. [/QUOTE]
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