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Which breeds have not gone black?
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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 178630" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Oh no Joe, say it aint so!!!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, that's what I meant. When you start selecting only for color, you will inevitably overlook some animals that may be superior genetically but just don't have the right color. </p><p></p><p>Take Thoroughbred horses for example. For a couple of hundred years they have been bred only for speed. While that will get you a fast horse, you also (today) will find a horse that is not an easy keeper, one that is likely tempermental (not always, though), and has poor feet. Since most are only "used" for three to four years, these defects are overlooked, but again, to the detriment of the breed. </p><p></p><p>My concern is that by just "going black" breeds may lose some of the special qualities that made them useful breeds in the first place. </p><p></p><p>Black Herefords; give me a break!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 178630, member: 2653"] Oh no Joe, say it aint so!!!!! Yes, that's what I meant. When you start selecting only for color, you will inevitably overlook some animals that may be superior genetically but just don't have the right color. Take Thoroughbred horses for example. For a couple of hundred years they have been bred only for speed. While that will get you a fast horse, you also (today) will find a horse that is not an easy keeper, one that is likely tempermental (not always, though), and has poor feet. Since most are only "used" for three to four years, these defects are overlooked, but again, to the detriment of the breed. My concern is that by just "going black" breeds may lose some of the special qualities that made them useful breeds in the first place. Black Herefords; give me a break! [/QUOTE]
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