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<blockquote data-quote="4CTophand" data-source="post: 613104" data-attributes="member: 9140"><p>This has been a hot topic for quite some time, but I haven't ever seen it in any of the subject material on this site. </p><p>I feel like it is a positive thing and I have the following Pro's and Con's</p><p></p><p><u>Pro</u></p><p></p><p>1. Being able to trace both good and bad product back to the owner/producer. </p><p>2. Make the commercial cattle raiser <strong>aware</strong> of what he/she is raising and to improve carcass traits</p><p>3. Make the cattle raiser <strong>stand behind his/her product </strong> and weed out the undersireables.</p><p>4. Make the commercial cattle raiser <strong>aware that not only are you being paid for lbs produced, but the quality of those pounds.</strong></p><p>5. Being able to <strong>compare</strong> those who do a poor job to those who does a great job.</p><p>6. Being able to trace the management of any calf from birth, to stocker, to feed yard, to slaughter; for the consumer.</p><p>7. Increased <strong>awareness of how health, nutrtion, reproduction, and genetics play important roles in producing an animal with a quality carcass.</strong></p><p>8. <strong>Track use of hormones and poor injection site users in beef cattle operations across the US. (which are many)</strong></p><p>9. <strong>Track those producers that incorporate Best Management Practices (BMP) into their operations using programs like BQA.</strong></p><p>10. <strong>Paid premiums for operators using BMP's and EID.</strong></p><p>11. <strong>Consumer approval</strong></p><p>12. <strong>Cattle industry in the US would have only "20 breeds or even 5" in production instead of 120.</strong></p><p></p><p><u>Con</u></p><p></p><p>1. The worst cattle producers would call EID an infringement on their privacy and would be whiners instead of "stand behind-ers".</p><p>2. Cattle producers who didnt incorporate BMP's into their operations would be docked accordingly.</p><p>3. Many of the Breeds of cattle in the US today would be eliminated in production agriculture because of subpar genetic traits.</p><p>4. The producers of these certain cattle breeds would be put out of business, over time, because of lack of interest.</p><p>5. Some cattle raisers would be known publicly for their lack of management skills, poor judgement and unwillingness to stand behind their product.</p><p>6. Several purebred cattle breeders would be put out of business due to lack of interest by buyers at every production level.</p><p>7. No premiums paid.</p><p>8. Purchase of EID readers and ear tags, which in some cases are not that cheap.</p><p>9. The show cattle jockey would have to learn what an EPD is. </p><p>10. The commercial cattle raiser would have to get on board with EPD's.</p><p>11. Quality Grades in fed cattle for Beef would be as follows: Prime, Choice and the rest- docked accordingly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4CTophand, post: 613104, member: 9140"] This has been a hot topic for quite some time, but I haven't ever seen it in any of the subject material on this site. I feel like it is a positive thing and I have the following Pro's and Con's [u]Pro[/u] 1. Being able to trace both good and bad product back to the owner/producer. 2. Make the commercial cattle raiser [b]aware[/b] of what he/she is raising and to improve carcass traits 3. Make the cattle raiser [b]stand behind his/her product [/b] and weed out the undersireables. 4. Make the commercial cattle raiser [b]aware that not only are you being paid for lbs produced, but the quality of those pounds.[/b] 5. Being able to [b]compare[/b] those who do a poor job to those who does a great job. 6. Being able to trace the management of any calf from birth, to stocker, to feed yard, to slaughter; for the consumer. 7. Increased [b]awareness of how health, nutrtion, reproduction, and genetics play important roles in producing an animal with a quality carcass.[/b] 8. [b]Track use of hormones and poor injection site users in beef cattle operations across the US. (which are many)[/b] 9. [b]Track those producers that incorporate Best Management Practices (BMP) into their operations using programs like BQA.[/b] 10. [b]Paid premiums for operators using BMP's and EID.[/b] 11. [b]Consumer approval[/b] 12. [b]Cattle industry in the US would have only "20 breeds or even 5" in production instead of 120.[/b] [u]Con[/u] 1. The worst cattle producers would call EID an infringement on their privacy and would be whiners instead of "stand behind-ers". 2. Cattle producers who didnt incorporate BMP's into their operations would be docked accordingly. 3. Many of the Breeds of cattle in the US today would be eliminated in production agriculture because of subpar genetic traits. 4. The producers of these certain cattle breeds would be put out of business, over time, because of lack of interest. 5. Some cattle raisers would be known publicly for their lack of management skills, poor judgement and unwillingness to stand behind their product. 6. Several purebred cattle breeders would be put out of business due to lack of interest by buyers at every production level. 7. No premiums paid. 8. Purchase of EID readers and ear tags, which in some cases are not that cheap. 9. The show cattle jockey would have to learn what an EPD is. 10. The commercial cattle raiser would have to get on board with EPD's. 11. Quality Grades in fed cattle for Beef would be as follows: Prime, Choice and the rest- docked accordingly. [/QUOTE]
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