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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 291058" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>I have to agree with the dreaded charolais, and add the dreaded angus! at the melb syd and can royals in the interbreed it is always charolais, angus, charolais, angus. Just look at melb this yr. Unfortunately, there are often some really good animals of other breeds out there but I dont think they really get a good look at because the major breeds dominate, angus, charolais, shorthorn, limo. At sydney this year I showed the calf on the square meater cow in the interbreed. They lined us all up and the judge began to make comments. He said "Today I'm looking for cattle that can fit all the australian industries . . . cattle like the angus and shorthorn which can target any market. <strong>Breeds such as the square meaters and lowlines aren't versatile enough to fit all australian industries, so I wont be looking at them much today</strong>" Now I've got a few problems with that: (a) the square meater breed was developed to produce vealers,<u> not </u>to meet all the australian markets (b) the sydney interbreed class description clearly states 'the animal which is the best representative of its respective breed' <u>not</u> the best animal for australian industries and (c) that judge really did a lot for the promotion of square meaters and lowline breeds (which is why we are showing in the first place), by announcing that they are not versatile to hundreds of spectators and prospective buyers, who will now shy away from those breeds. Now, the square meater cow was 9 yrs old and looked like a 4 yr old. Surely she was worth a bit of a look, but no the judge didn't even come down our end of the line. We would have been better to leave the cow in the shed and go have a drink. Aargh it makes me so angry! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> </p><p></p><p>Woops, I'll get off my soapbox now. Sorry bout the rant.</p><p></p><p>I should say I have seen some beautiful angus and charolais cattle win interbeed comps, the senior angus bull at melb this yr was the best bull of any breed I have seen, I would have married him if I could! I can't say I've seen any brahmans win in a taurus dominated area, but I do love watching when the Red Belted Galloway wins supreme Belted Galloway exhibit over the blacks. </p><p></p><p>By the way thanks for all the congrats <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> our last show for the season is this weekend, but after that no rest for me, we have to make final decisions about the bulls and break in the calves for next year!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 291058, member: 3195"] I have to agree with the dreaded charolais, and add the dreaded angus! at the melb syd and can royals in the interbreed it is always charolais, angus, charolais, angus. Just look at melb this yr. Unfortunately, there are often some really good animals of other breeds out there but I dont think they really get a good look at because the major breeds dominate, angus, charolais, shorthorn, limo. At sydney this year I showed the calf on the square meater cow in the interbreed. They lined us all up and the judge began to make comments. He said "Today I'm looking for cattle that can fit all the australian industries . . . cattle like the angus and shorthorn which can target any market. [b]Breeds such as the square meaters and lowlines aren't versatile enough to fit all australian industries, so I wont be looking at them much today[/b]" Now I've got a few problems with that: (a) the square meater breed was developed to produce vealers,[u] not [/u]to meet all the australian markets (b) the sydney interbreed class description clearly states 'the animal which is the best representative of its respective breed' [u]not[/u] the best animal for australian industries and (c) that judge really did a lot for the promotion of square meaters and lowline breeds (which is why we are showing in the first place), by announcing that they are not versatile to hundreds of spectators and prospective buyers, who will now shy away from those breeds. Now, the square meater cow was 9 yrs old and looked like a 4 yr old. Surely she was worth a bit of a look, but no the judge didn't even come down our end of the line. We would have been better to leave the cow in the shed and go have a drink. Aargh it makes me so angry! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Woops, I'll get off my soapbox now. Sorry bout the rant. I should say I have seen some beautiful angus and charolais cattle win interbeed comps, the senior angus bull at melb this yr was the best bull of any breed I have seen, I would have married him if I could! I can't say I've seen any brahmans win in a taurus dominated area, but I do love watching when the Red Belted Galloway wins supreme Belted Galloway exhibit over the blacks. By the way thanks for all the congrats :D our last show for the season is this weekend, but after that no rest for me, we have to make final decisions about the bulls and break in the calves for next year! [/QUOTE]
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