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Why no love for the Herefords?
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<blockquote data-quote="HarryHereford" data-source="post: 1610136" data-attributes="member: 39213"><p>Fall quarter, Breeds of Livestock, Kildee Hall, 1969. Instructor takes off on Herefords [they were mostly all Horned @ that time]." Here's what you get with Herefords: Swing bags, pop bottle teats, prolapses, pink eye, eye cancer, bad feet and legs,</p><p>small calves @ weaning, fair feedlot performance, yield grade 4 & 5 carcasses." Question from the back of lecture hall: "Why are there so many Herefords around?" [60 years ago most of Americas cow herd was Hereford]. The instructor replied: "It's quite simple. Hereford cows wean more calves, breed back better, and last longer [especially in challenging environments].</p><p>And Hereford bulls cover more ground, breed more cows, and last a lot longer than other breeds."</p><p>If you know where to look you will find straight HORNED HEREFORD bulls that are extremely competitive in all phases of beef production.</p><p>We will be seeing more moderate frame size, true F1 black baldy females in Americas cow herd as producers relearn the HUGE advantages of the heterosis and figure out what it costs to feed 1500 to 1800# cows.</p><p>The good ones are out there. Go take advantage of what they have to offer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarryHereford, post: 1610136, member: 39213"] Fall quarter, Breeds of Livestock, Kildee Hall, 1969. Instructor takes off on Herefords [they were mostly all Horned @ that time]." Here's what you get with Herefords: Swing bags, pop bottle teats, prolapses, pink eye, eye cancer, bad feet and legs, small calves @ weaning, fair feedlot performance, yield grade 4 & 5 carcasses." Question from the back of lecture hall: "Why are there so many Herefords around?" [60 years ago most of Americas cow herd was Hereford]. The instructor replied: "It's quite simple. Hereford cows wean more calves, breed back better, and last longer [especially in challenging environments]. And Hereford bulls cover more ground, breed more cows, and last a lot longer than other breeds." If you know where to look you will find straight HORNED HEREFORD bulls that are extremely competitive in all phases of beef production. We will be seeing more moderate frame size, true F1 black baldy females in Americas cow herd as producers relearn the HUGE advantages of the heterosis and figure out what it costs to feed 1500 to 1800# cows. The good ones are out there. Go take advantage of what they have to offer. [/QUOTE]
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