Bright Raven
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True Grit Farms":26wniz7b said:Bright Raven":26wniz7b said:True Grit Farms":26wniz7b said:Can you imagine what the price of seedstock would be without the small operation?
Vince: how do you define seedstock? You put me in that category this morning with that comment about double edge sword. Why do you say I do "tremendous" damage?
http://www.thebeefsite.com/articles/193 ... seedstock/
This is pretty much defines how I feel. Or whenever you sell something to someone for breeding purposes.
The tremendous damage is two fold, price and quality. Your not as worried about phenotype - traits as you should be for the betterment of the breed. Your more into the docility - show aspect which is a great way to find buyers, most everyone likes to pet, brush and lead cattle. Docility is important but can never make up for the lack of proper phenotype - traits. Using the proper or in proper traits - phenotype types last along time in a commercial herd.
Where you use the term phenotype, I prefer the term trait. For example: the quality of a cow's feet, udder, docility, marbling, etc. Those are traits: a genetically determined characteristic. To characterize me ad not "worried" about traits is untrue! I do put emphasis on docility but not to the exclusion of any other trait.