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<blockquote data-quote="txag" data-source="post: 193510" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>i try to stay out of the horned/polled bashing, but when someone says the commercial breeder should stay close to horned genetics (interpreted as staying away from polled), i feel i have to speak up. </p><p></p><p>it's interesting that some previous horned breeders who now use polled genetics have polled bulls topping their sales. is it because the polled bulls have horned genetics in their background or could it be that it's the polled factor that's causing it?</p><p></p><p>i also find it funny that almost every other breed (except some of the "novelty" breeds) are breeding & promoting polled bulls. they realize that the commercial cattleman doesn't want to dehorn calves. i've had hereford breeders that run both horned & polled animals tell me that their customers prefer the polled yet they continue to run horned animals because it's what "they" like. sure, i want to breed what i like, but i also want a product that is in demand and sells.</p><p></p><p>i wish i had the Letter to the Editor from Hereford America a while back (in reply to a polled-bashing ad from a horned breeder).......it gave a listing of how many of the trait-leaders in the sire summary were polled bulls. it might surprise you.</p><p></p><p>there are good horned bulls AND good polled bulls and i think the hereford breeders would be much better served by promoting their breed (HEREFORDS) than trying to put down one side or the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="txag, post: 193510, member: 8"] i try to stay out of the horned/polled bashing, but when someone says the commercial breeder should stay close to horned genetics (interpreted as staying away from polled), i feel i have to speak up. it's interesting that some previous horned breeders who now use polled genetics have polled bulls topping their sales. is it because the polled bulls have horned genetics in their background or could it be that it's the polled factor that's causing it? i also find it funny that almost every other breed (except some of the "novelty" breeds) are breeding & promoting polled bulls. they realize that the commercial cattleman doesn't want to dehorn calves. i've had hereford breeders that run both horned & polled animals tell me that their customers prefer the polled yet they continue to run horned animals because it's what "they" like. sure, i want to breed what i like, but i also want a product that is in demand and sells. i wish i had the Letter to the Editor from Hereford America a while back (in reply to a polled-bashing ad from a horned breeder).......it gave a listing of how many of the trait-leaders in the sire summary were polled bulls. it might surprise you. there are good horned bulls AND good polled bulls and i think the hereford breeders would be much better served by promoting their breed (HEREFORDS) than trying to put down one side or the other. [/QUOTE]
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