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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 837158" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>Hi Angie-</p><p></p><p>Good lookin' herd! Makes me kinda' proud!</p><p></p><p>I do agree with W.T., though. I would be <strong><em>very</em></strong> careful when deviating from your "Multi-Trait Selection" protocols and attempting to acquire "...a little more length". You have achieved a beautiful BASIC Phenotype with your cattle, and to 'tinker' a little bit with ONE single trait characteristic is like being a 'little' bit pregnant! The concomitant traits that accompany <em><strong>length</strong></em>, (thickness, hindquarter depth, loin width, and sometimes overall bone density, among others), can throw a monkey wrench into a well-functioning breeding protocol! It would be similar to your adding a bull to your breeding program that is 'longer' than your current base genetics, and then wondering (in about a year and a half) "...what the heck happened to my well-laid plans of the last five years??" By manipulating with <em>one</em> trait on one individual you are stirring the genetic pool with a blender! </p><p></p><p>A few years ago I 'dabbled' around with Oil Painting, and the biggest fault that I had was ...<strong><em>leaving well-enough alone!</em></strong> Invariably I would screw up a pretty good painting by adding 'just a litte bit more' someplace when I should have quit while I was ahead! Then it really went to pot in my attempting to correct my mistake.</p><p></p><p>Just a suggestion.</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 837158, member: 1683"] Hi Angie- Good lookin' herd! Makes me kinda' proud! I do agree with W.T., though. I would be [b][i]very[/i][/b] careful when deviating from your "Multi-Trait Selection" protocols and attempting to acquire "...a little more length". You have achieved a beautiful BASIC Phenotype with your cattle, and to 'tinker' a little bit with ONE single trait characteristic is like being a 'little' bit pregnant! The concomitant traits that accompany [i][b]length[/b][/i], (thickness, hindquarter depth, loin width, and sometimes overall bone density, among others), can throw a monkey wrench into a well-functioning breeding protocol! It would be similar to your adding a bull to your breeding program that is 'longer' than your current base genetics, and then wondering (in about a year and a half) "...what the heck happened to my well-laid plans of the last five years??" By manipulating with [i]one[/i] trait on one individual you are stirring the genetic pool with a blender! A few years ago I 'dabbled' around with Oil Painting, and the biggest fault that I had was ...[b][i]leaving well-enough alone![/i][/b] Invariably I would screw up a pretty good painting by adding 'just a litte bit more' someplace when I should have quit while I was ahead! Then it really went to pot in my attempting to correct my mistake. Just a suggestion. DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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