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<blockquote data-quote="BRG" data-source="post: 239122" data-attributes="member: 2397"><p>This link was posted in the beginners board.</p><p><a href="http://www.cabpartners.com/news/research/declining_quality_grades.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cabpartners.com/news/researc ... grades.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>As I may agree with most of what is said, but I believe the #1 reason is the genetics. What has happened to the cattle industry over the last 10 years? It has turned black, now I am not saying that Black Angus is the problem, because this is an outstanding breed and when used right it can and will improve almost any heard or breed out there. With that said, it seems that on every corner you can buy an average Black Angus bull. For several years now you could get a premium if you sold Black Angus bulls, and in my opinion this has led to poorer cattle because the culling practices have not been as strict as they should be. I completely understand it too, because it is hard to take commercial price when you could get a premium as a bull. One of our feedlot partners(they have a 1 time feeding capactiy of 38,000 animals) told me that the quality isn't what it use to be in the black hided animals. The back fat has gone up and the marbling has gone down, at least in his feedlot. If we all use better bulls and forget about color , it should go back up. </p><p></p><p>Like I said, it isn't the breed of Black Angus that is the problem, I think it is the industry that has created this color problem and us seedstock producers, what ever breed we are, are the ones who need to fix it by culling again and raise the good ones like we should have always done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BRG, post: 239122, member: 2397"] This link was posted in the beginners board. [url=http://www.cabpartners.com/news/research/declining_quality_grades.pdf]http://www.cabpartners.com/news/researc ... grades.pdf[/url] As I may agree with most of what is said, but I believe the #1 reason is the genetics. What has happened to the cattle industry over the last 10 years? It has turned black, now I am not saying that Black Angus is the problem, because this is an outstanding breed and when used right it can and will improve almost any heard or breed out there. With that said, it seems that on every corner you can buy an average Black Angus bull. For several years now you could get a premium if you sold Black Angus bulls, and in my opinion this has led to poorer cattle because the culling practices have not been as strict as they should be. I completely understand it too, because it is hard to take commercial price when you could get a premium as a bull. One of our feedlot partners(they have a 1 time feeding capactiy of 38,000 animals) told me that the quality isn't what it use to be in the black hided animals. The back fat has gone up and the marbling has gone down, at least in his feedlot. If we all use better bulls and forget about color , it should go back up. Like I said, it isn't the breed of Black Angus that is the problem, I think it is the industry that has created this color problem and us seedstock producers, what ever breed we are, are the ones who need to fix it by culling again and raise the good ones like we should have always done. [/QUOTE]
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