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DiamondSCattleCo":6z5jw24r said:Killala,
Just out of curiosity, since I don't have much experience with Australian breeding stock, but do you notice a certain trend with color and quality in your breeding stock?
This is by no means a hard and fast rule, but a generalization: The red Shorthorns tend to be beefier, deeper, higher volume animals. Roans are certainly flashier, but its a hair tougher to find a good roan. And whites tend to be on the poorer side. I'm not sure if its because breeders have tended to eliminate the white SH from their herds or what it is, but I can only think of 2 white SH bulls that I thought were worth having around and only a handful of cows.
Decent heifer by the way. Just a hair leggy for my eyes, but then 99% of the animals I look at are too leggy for my tastes.
Rod
Interesting question, and I think you'd probably get a different answer from everyone. In my personal opinion, I don't think colour has anything to do with quality. I've seen some very good roans and whites, and a decent number of them. I guess the reason you'd tend to see the reds as being higher quality is because alot of people to tend to select for colour, and don't give the time to the coloured or white animals. That's the case here anyway, where most buyers want a solid red or red little white, so breeders are aiming to produce good quality reds. Then whenever a good animal of another colour comes along it might happen to get a bit of notice, but there's no effort made to promote coloured animals.
I don't know, just my opinion!!! Maybe some other people will have different ideas?