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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 417980" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>I'm not sure why government is continually brought into this, our system is administrated by the Breed associations, government is not involved at all.</p><p></p><p>The other advantage by a liniar classification system is that your animals are scored by people who score many animals of the same breed and if you understand how the system works it gives you a very clear idea where you stand in relation to other breeders. </p><p></p><p>Muscling for instance is scored out of 9, as are most traits. For female herefords the ideal score would be a 7, certainly not a 5 and certainly not a 9. For bulls the ideal would be a 7 or 8.</p><p>If your animals score on average a 6 you know you are behind the ideal as far as muscling goes. If your heifers score a 8 you've pushed it a touch too far, this doesn't mean the animal is a cull though, although if you go below a 5 you are below average for the breed and below average animals should not be allowed to replicate in the breed.</p><p></p><p>The set of the hindlegs is also scored out 9 with 5 being the perfect score. Below 5 means its too straight and above 5 too sickle. A 4 or a 6 won't be a cull, but a 2 or a 8 would be.</p><p></p><p>Improper phenotype like extreme swaybacks aren't tolerated and scrotums and testicles are very strictly evaluated and measured. Scrotal faults is a cull.</p><p></p><p>The emphasis is on functionality and types aren't enforced, if you feel you want to breed frame 7 animals its up to you, equally so for frame 4's. If you go to frame 2 or frame 9 they will advise you that you are going too extreme, but its still up to you. The scoring system is however in accordance to the breed's policy. For instance in SA we worked hard on fixing eyes, so the eyes are also incorporated in the scoring system.</p><p></p><p>If an animal has a weaning weight index of 70 there better be a reason why the animal has performed so poorly compared to its peers. In general I think it has more advantages than disadvantages and its for the better of the breed.</p><p></p><p>This doesn't prevent cattlemen from buying unregistered crappy bulls from "bush breeders", but at least if the bull is registered he will be free from serious faults.</p><p></p><p>I hope this is more clear now</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 417980, member: 4353"] I'm not sure why government is continually brought into this, our system is administrated by the Breed associations, government is not involved at all. The other advantage by a liniar classification system is that your animals are scored by people who score many animals of the same breed and if you understand how the system works it gives you a very clear idea where you stand in relation to other breeders. Muscling for instance is scored out of 9, as are most traits. For female herefords the ideal score would be a 7, certainly not a 5 and certainly not a 9. For bulls the ideal would be a 7 or 8. If your animals score on average a 6 you know you are behind the ideal as far as muscling goes. If your heifers score a 8 you've pushed it a touch too far, this doesn't mean the animal is a cull though, although if you go below a 5 you are below average for the breed and below average animals should not be allowed to replicate in the breed. The set of the hindlegs is also scored out 9 with 5 being the perfect score. Below 5 means its too straight and above 5 too sickle. A 4 or a 6 won't be a cull, but a 2 or a 8 would be. Improper phenotype like extreme swaybacks aren't tolerated and scrotums and testicles are very strictly evaluated and measured. Scrotal faults is a cull. The emphasis is on functionality and types aren't enforced, if you feel you want to breed frame 7 animals its up to you, equally so for frame 4's. If you go to frame 2 or frame 9 they will advise you that you are going too extreme, but its still up to you. The scoring system is however in accordance to the breed's policy. For instance in SA we worked hard on fixing eyes, so the eyes are also incorporated in the scoring system. If an animal has a weaning weight index of 70 there better be a reason why the animal has performed so poorly compared to its peers. In general I think it has more advantages than disadvantages and its for the better of the breed. This doesn't prevent cattlemen from buying unregistered crappy bulls from "bush breeders", but at least if the bull is registered he will be free from serious faults. I hope this is more clear now [/QUOTE]
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