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<blockquote data-quote="turning grass into beef" data-source="post: 499949" data-attributes="member: 5195"><p>Thanks for the comments. </p><p>I did not start this thread in order to stir up a debate. I simply did it for interest's sake. I appreciate looking at the pictures that other people post. The way I look at it, pictures give more information than a written description, video more than pictures, and in person is the best way to evaluate cattle. Thus I posted the video.</p><p>Yes both the American and Canadian associations allow you to 'breed up'. In the past is has always been referred to as the appendix program. I think that the American association is now calling it the shorthorn plus program.</p><p>Personally, at this point in time I won't use appendix breeding stock. I don't begrudge anyone who does. It's just my opinion that as long as I can find fullblood shorthorns that exhibit the traits that I am looking for then why use appendix cattle? If the day ever comes when I can't find fullblood shorthorns that have the characteristics that I am looking for I will gladly recant and find another way to turn grass into beef.</p><p>I firmly believe that all cattlemen (and women) need to keep in mind that we are not raising cattle, we are raising beef. We are capturing energy (the sun) with plants (especially grass in my case) and converting it into a food for human consumption. If a person can accomplish that in a profitable and environmentally conscientious manner with whatever breed they choose then more power to them. If a man can put food on the table for his family raising chinchillas then who am I to argue?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turning grass into beef, post: 499949, member: 5195"] Thanks for the comments. I did not start this thread in order to stir up a debate. I simply did it for interest’s sake. I appreciate looking at the pictures that other people post. The way I look at it, pictures give more information than a written description, video more than pictures, and in person is the best way to evaluate cattle. Thus I posted the video. Yes both the American and Canadian associations allow you to 'breed up'. In the past is has always been referred to as the appendix program. I think that the American association is now calling it the shorthorn plus program. Personally, at this point in time I won't use appendix breeding stock. I don't begrudge anyone who does. It's just my opinion that as long as I can find fullblood shorthorns that exhibit the traits that I am looking for then why use appendix cattle? If the day ever comes when I can't find fullblood shorthorns that have the characteristics that I am looking for I will gladly recant and find another way to turn grass into beef. I firmly believe that all cattlemen (and women) need to keep in mind that we are not raising cattle, we are raising beef. We are capturing energy (the sun) with plants (especially grass in my case) and converting it into a food for human consumption. If a person can accomplish that in a profitable and environmentally conscientious manner with whatever breed they choose then more power to them. If a man can put food on the table for his family raising chinchillas then who am I to argue? [/QUOTE]
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