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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 398572" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>the polled vs horned debate has been going on for 100 years. In the past the polled gene pool was much smaller than the horned genepool and animals that should have been culled got admitted into breeding herds.</p><p></p><p>Horned breeders usually say that horned cows are milkier, have heavier bone, a wider structure and more capacity. </p><p></p><p>Polled breeders say their cattle have less waste, has a better meat to bone ratio and claim higher growth.</p><p></p><p>I think cattle are what you make of it, ie what you select for. I don't see any difference in the traits I mentioned above in herds where the selection was aimed a meaty functional cattle. I hate dehorning and the market for polled bulls is better, thats why I breed polled herefords. If a good heifer are born on my place that happens to be horned she'll not be culled for that, but I'm not very likely to use a horned bull in the near future.</p><p></p><p>What I'll have to admit is that horned herefords usually have better eyeset and better heads than polled cattle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 398572, member: 4353"] the polled vs horned debate has been going on for 100 years. In the past the polled gene pool was much smaller than the horned genepool and animals that should have been culled got admitted into breeding herds. Horned breeders usually say that horned cows are milkier, have heavier bone, a wider structure and more capacity. Polled breeders say their cattle have less waste, has a better meat to bone ratio and claim higher growth. I think cattle are what you make of it, ie what you select for. I don't see any difference in the traits I mentioned above in herds where the selection was aimed a meaty functional cattle. I hate dehorning and the market for polled bulls is better, thats why I breed polled herefords. If a good heifer are born on my place that happens to be horned she'll not be culled for that, but I'm not very likely to use a horned bull in the near future. What I'll have to admit is that horned herefords usually have better eyeset and better heads than polled cattle [/QUOTE]
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