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<blockquote data-quote="clifflem" data-source="post: 149400" data-attributes="member: 89"><p>I think the reason the Association has been reluctant to get very aggressive on the elimination of the TH cattle is they are afraid of legal ramifications. I feel that if they would make anything out of or sired by a known carrier be tested before accepting them into the herdbook would speed the cleanup a lot. </p><p>As someone who has been around this breed for a long time, I believe that if we are going to get it cleaned up, the breeders are going to have to make a stand and not use anything that is a carrier. After not having a TH calf ever, I had one last spring. It was from a cow I have bought, bred back to a son of hers. (I know, you shouldn't do that, but she didn't catch AI and he happened to be the cleanup bull) I decided that the best course of action on my part was to eleminate them and sent them to slaughter. Maybe not the best decision, but no one will get a TH calf out of them. If everyone would take a like attitude, we could clean the TH mess up in 3-5 years. It will take a little sacrifice on everyone's part, but we need to decide if we want to have a viable breed in a few years or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clifflem, post: 149400, member: 89"] I think the reason the Association has been reluctant to get very aggressive on the elimination of the TH cattle is they are afraid of legal ramifications. I feel that if they would make anything out of or sired by a known carrier be tested before accepting them into the herdbook would speed the cleanup a lot. As someone who has been around this breed for a long time, I believe that if we are going to get it cleaned up, the breeders are going to have to make a stand and not use anything that is a carrier. After not having a TH calf ever, I had one last spring. It was from a cow I have bought, bred back to a son of hers. (I know, you shouldn't do that, but she didn't catch AI and he happened to be the cleanup bull) I decided that the best course of action on my part was to eleminate them and sent them to slaughter. Maybe not the best decision, but no one will get a TH calf out of them. If everyone would take a like attitude, we could clean the TH mess up in 3-5 years. It will take a little sacrifice on everyone's part, but we need to decide if we want to have a viable breed in a few years or not. [/QUOTE]
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