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WHY ARE HERFORDS WEAK?
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11275"><p>So people don't shoot me in the foot so I can't run from them, suffice to say that I grew up on a farm in N. Central Texas where Dad raised Registered Herefords, several that won ribbons. There was ALWAYS a pinkeye problem it seemed. Dad decided he had enough of these and other problems and switched to Registered Black Angus which he kept until he died at 84. Angus had their problems too. (Might add that Dad was a serious breeder and was well-respected for his quality animals as well as had been to Texas A&M University in his college days). After getting into the cattle business as an adult, I elected to go with Registered Texas Longhorns. Easy calving, small birthweight calves, highly efficient browsers, predator control, excellent mothers, will "babysit" other cows calves while their mamas rest, and are virtually IMMUNE to pinkeye (as in have never had it with mine and haven't heard of other Longhorn breeders having problem either). Longhorns have very lean meat, and if properly fed and grazed, etc., can be very "beefy" in appearance, with cows weighing in the 1000 to 1200 lb range and bulls in the 1600 to 2200 lb range. Yes, they are docked heavily at the sale barn (because of horns, coloring, and because serious Longhorn breeders would never take a quality Longhorn to a sale barn--bring MUCH more $$ at private sales and specialty Longhorn auctions).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11275"] So people don't shoot me in the foot so I can't run from them, suffice to say that I grew up on a farm in N. Central Texas where Dad raised Registered Herefords, several that won ribbons. There was ALWAYS a pinkeye problem it seemed. Dad decided he had enough of these and other problems and switched to Registered Black Angus which he kept until he died at 84. Angus had their problems too. (Might add that Dad was a serious breeder and was well-respected for his quality animals as well as had been to Texas A&M University in his college days). After getting into the cattle business as an adult, I elected to go with Registered Texas Longhorns. Easy calving, small birthweight calves, highly efficient browsers, predator control, excellent mothers, will "babysit" other cows calves while their mamas rest, and are virtually IMMUNE to pinkeye (as in have never had it with mine and haven't heard of other Longhorn breeders having problem either). Longhorns have very lean meat, and if properly fed and grazed, etc., can be very "beefy" in appearance, with cows weighing in the 1000 to 1200 lb range and bulls in the 1600 to 2200 lb range. Yes, they are docked heavily at the sale barn (because of horns, coloring, and because serious Longhorn breeders would never take a quality Longhorn to a sale barn--bring MUCH more $$ at private sales and specialty Longhorn auctions). [/QUOTE]
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