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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 587738" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>Keren-</p><p></p><p>Your pictures show me a selection of good, solid, well-developed multi-purpose cattle, blending mostly toward beef genetics. They appear to be in excellent physical condition, either in preparation to be mated, or started in a feedlot for a finishing program. I personally approve of your seeming "show cattle" protocols as opposed to what is done here in America, which, In My Opinion, is nothing more than a "Beauty Parlor" operation, which covers up faults and undesirable characteristics of animals, and give youngsters an outlet for their unbounded energy, and keep them from putting outhouses on top of barns on Halloween! . . .among OTHER more drastic delinquencies! It covers up 'problems' in breeding animals which should not be propagated and extended into the Phenotypic gene pool of our cattle, - besides teaching our young people to be liars about their animals' genetics! It is a real sore spot with me, and has been for many years, and I know many breeders will disagree with me. But that has happened before, so I am not surprised. </p><p></p><p>"Wash and Brush - Blow and Go!" is good enough for me. The "Glue and Comb and Brush" to make faults disappear, and legs look thicker, and tail heads look like arrow points, and painted hooves and 'touched up white hair' . . . is nothing more than lying about your seedstock operation, and there is too much of that as it is. And . . . it is too much work - and too expensive! Just My Opinion.</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 587738, member: 1683"] Keren- Your pictures show me a selection of good, solid, well-developed multi-purpose cattle, blending mostly toward beef genetics. They appear to be in excellent physical condition, either in preparation to be mated, or started in a feedlot for a finishing program. I personally approve of your seeming "show cattle" protocols as opposed to what is done here in America, which, In My Opinion, is nothing more than a "Beauty Parlor" operation, which covers up faults and undesirable characteristics of animals, and give youngsters an outlet for their unbounded energy, and keep them from putting outhouses on top of barns on Halloween! . . .among OTHER more drastic delinquencies! It covers up 'problems' in breeding animals which should not be propagated and extended into the Phenotypic gene pool of our cattle, - besides teaching our young people to be liars about their animals' genetics! It is a real sore spot with me, and has been for many years, and I know many breeders will disagree with me. But that has happened before, so I am not surprised. "Wash and Brush - Blow and Go!" is good enough for me. The "Glue and Comb and Brush" to make faults disappear, and legs look thicker, and tail heads look like arrow points, and painted hooves and 'touched up white hair' . . . is nothing more than lying about your seedstock operation, and there is too much of that as it is. And . . . it is too much work - and too expensive! Just My Opinion. DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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