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"Straw Chasers" Good or bad for the industry?
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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1208765" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>CP, you provided some great insights. Thanks.</p><p></p><p>AllForage and I have exchanged numerous PMs on this topic. Glad you brought this up, TT. One of the concepts that came out of the discussion Ryan and I had was whether the breeding practices employed for the production of show cattle are detrimental to the commerial side of the breed. That applies to any breed. Seems to me breeding commercial cattle to function in specific environments and breeding for the show business is like two trains traveling on separate tracks. If breeding for the show ring is a problem, then is breeding dwarf cattle to be used in urban settings a detriment to the breed. Let's say a breeder on the plains of Alberta who breeds, culls and selects his cattle for the harsh plains. How is his herd genetics affected by a producer in KY breeding show cattle? The gene pools are separate. If show cattle cannot compete on the range land of Montana what is going to happen? Are they going to be a detriment to the gene pool of commercial cattle that are bred to function and preform in a northern latitude? I think not. What will happen is that the ones that don't make it are going to be selected against.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1208765, member: 17767"] CP, you provided some great insights. Thanks. AllForage and I have exchanged numerous PMs on this topic. Glad you brought this up, TT. One of the concepts that came out of the discussion Ryan and I had was whether the breeding practices employed for the production of show cattle are detrimental to the commerial side of the breed. That applies to any breed. Seems to me breeding commercial cattle to function in specific environments and breeding for the show business is like two trains traveling on separate tracks. If breeding for the show ring is a problem, then is breeding dwarf cattle to be used in urban settings a detriment to the breed. Let's say a breeder on the plains of Alberta who breeds, culls and selects his cattle for the harsh plains. How is his herd genetics affected by a producer in KY breeding show cattle? The gene pools are separate. If show cattle cannot compete on the range land of Montana what is going to happen? Are they going to be a detriment to the gene pool of commercial cattle that are bred to function and preform in a northern latitude? I think not. What will happen is that the ones that don't make it are going to be selected against. [/QUOTE]
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