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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 140036" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>There is no real reason why we should continue to kick a dead horse! Contact the American Angus Association and ask THEM why and when they decided to drop "Aberdeen" from the name. I can assure you that it was NOT because Holstein blood became infused in the Gene pool!</p><p></p><p>In regard to the bulls (or "Lines" of Aberdeen-Angus) which were controversial in the 1940's and 1950's- I can tell you that the "Sunbeam" Breeders, came "- - -THIS CLOSE - - " to completely destroying the breed! Short, squat, Pony-type critters with almost ALL negative EPD's and legs that would hardly hold them upright! Prince Sunbeam 29th, Master Prince of Sunbeam, Prince This, Prince That, Prince - Prince - Prince -- - - I got nauseated just looking at those poor animals and even MORE nauseated looking at the stupid breeders. (DON'T GET ME STARTED!)</p><p></p><p>J. Garrett Tolan, Penny & James, Henry Gardiner, Ankony, along with the Leachman's, Hoff, Penn State, Prof. Harlan Ritchie, and some of the Bardoliermere breeders were instrumental in holding the line and then Emulous breeding dragged the pony's into the back pasture and poked their heads in the swamp and the Association started getting some sense and the snowball started rolling! I know that I have overlooked some very influential breeders in the Angus business, but I think you get the idea. If it hadn't have been for the foresight and determination of those great people, The Beef BUSINESS would be completely different today.</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 140036, member: 1683"] There is no real reason why we should continue to kick a dead horse! Contact the American Angus Association and ask THEM why and when they decided to drop "Aberdeen" from the name. I can assure you that it was NOT because Holstein blood became infused in the Gene pool! In regard to the bulls (or "Lines" of Aberdeen-Angus) which were controversial in the 1940's and 1950's- I can tell you that the "Sunbeam" Breeders, came "- - -THIS CLOSE - - " to completely destroying the breed! Short, squat, Pony-type critters with almost ALL negative EPD's and legs that would hardly hold them upright! Prince Sunbeam 29th, Master Prince of Sunbeam, Prince This, Prince That, Prince - Prince - Prince -- - - I got nauseated just looking at those poor animals and even MORE nauseated looking at the stupid breeders. (DON'T GET ME STARTED!) J. Garrett Tolan, Penny & James, Henry Gardiner, Ankony, along with the Leachman's, Hoff, Penn State, Prof. Harlan Ritchie, and some of the Bardoliermere breeders were instrumental in holding the line and then Emulous breeding dragged the pony's into the back pasture and poked their heads in the swamp and the Association started getting some sense and the snowball started rolling! I know that I have overlooked some very influential breeders in the Angus business, but I think you get the idea. If it hadn't have been for the foresight and determination of those great people, The Beef BUSINESS would be completely different today. DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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