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<blockquote data-quote="turning grass into beef" data-source="post: 855348" data-attributes="member: 5195"><p>I have heard it said many times that there is more variance within breeds than across breeds. That is especially true with shorthorns. </p><p>If you want to raise hardoing, long necked, long nosed, narrow muzzled, narrow between the eyes, shallow, and in some peoples eyes "pretty" or "fancy" females, then you can find shorthorn breeders that raise this type of animal.</p><p>If you want to find females that are thick, deep, long, wide muzzled, wide betweene the eyes, shorter necked, and easy keeping there are also shorthorns breeders that raise this type.</p><p>I don't have any personal experience with how many breeders in the U.S.A. are raising the easy keeping, traditional type of shorthorns. I can only state that they are unfortunately in the minority when it comes to voicing there opinion on how the association should be run. Once again that is only from what I have been told, not from first hand experience. There are shothorn breeders in the U.S.A. that run their cows under commercial conditions, you just have to search for them.</p><p>If you want to come to Canada you will find that by far the majority of shorthorn breeders raise their cattle just like any average rancher. Hard doing cattle just don't make it under this type of management.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turning grass into beef, post: 855348, member: 5195"] I have heard it said many times that there is more variance within breeds than across breeds. That is especially true with shorthorns. If you want to raise hardoing, long necked, long nosed, narrow muzzled, narrow between the eyes, shallow, and in some peoples eyes "pretty" or "fancy" females, then you can find shorthorn breeders that raise this type of animal. If you want to find females that are thick, deep, long, wide muzzled, wide betweene the eyes, shorter necked, and easy keeping there are also shorthorns breeders that raise this type. I don't have any personal experience with how many breeders in the U.S.A. are raising the easy keeping, traditional type of shorthorns. I can only state that they are unfortunately in the minority when it comes to voicing there opinion on how the association should be run. Once again that is only from what I have been told, not from first hand experience. There are shothorn breeders in the U.S.A. that run their cows under commercial conditions, you just have to search for them. If you want to come to Canada you will find that by far the majority of shorthorn breeders raise their cattle just like any average rancher. Hard doing cattle just don't make it under this type of management. [/QUOTE]
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