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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 1290921" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>No, genetics certainly should never be ignored! But I have seen far more disposition problems that have no apparent genetic link than ones that might have...and the reverse! This year the tamest calf that I have in my summer crop is out of the "flightiest" cow that I own.</p><p></p><p>I wish all my cows were like one cow that I owned. 51 weeks a year I could walk right up to her and pet her. But every year, for about a week after she calved, she take her calf and try to stay hidden in a remote part of the pasture. She never displayed any aggression toward me, just selfishness. The one detraction of getting cattle TOO docile in this part of the country is they also tend to be less aggressive against predators.</p><p></p><p>I should probably add to this conversation that I have a general distrust of EPDs, especially low-accuracy unproven EPDs! And particularly the EPDs that require some "subjective" input by breeders, like docility EPDs.</p><p></p><p>George</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 1290921, member: 3972"] No, genetics certainly should never be ignored! But I have seen far more disposition problems that have no apparent genetic link than ones that might have...and the reverse! This year the tamest calf that I have in my summer crop is out of the "flightiest" cow that I own. I wish all my cows were like one cow that I owned. 51 weeks a year I could walk right up to her and pet her. But every year, for about a week after she calved, she take her calf and try to stay hidden in a remote part of the pasture. She never displayed any aggression toward me, just selfishness. The one detraction of getting cattle TOO docile in this part of the country is they also tend to be less aggressive against predators. I should probably add to this conversation that I have a general distrust of EPDs, especially low-accuracy unproven EPDs! And particularly the EPDs that require some "subjective" input by breeders, like docility EPDs. George [/QUOTE]
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