Doc
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-XBAR- said:The good test of a man's stockman skills are in his generations of pedigree of his animals.Duncraggan said:Credibility at the doll house convention? Or credibility in the beef industry? Guess what?....They're not the same. I've never once questioned the man's character so for you to throw that into question was out of context. I want to see several generations of HIS breeding before I coin the term 'his genetics.'
It'll be awhile before mine arises as it will take years to establish MY genetics. I'm certain I could promote and sell OTHERS genetics almost immediately...but that is really of no interest to me.
If you pick up a five generation pedigree and at least the last three to four generations on the maternal side are of his own breeding, then you have a good idea of his ability!
IMO this boils down to the difference between 'show' cattle and 'commercially acceptable' cattle, and that is predictability!
Completely agree. Check out the pedigree on this bull owned by PRC on here that I'm using: YY Cartwright - *4162296. I have some great calves out of him this year. Total BS the assoc won't remove the asterisk.
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There's not a full pedigree to check out. Only the top side. The bottom side is just a bunch of numbers. They don't tell me anything.
It's not BS. It's the rules. They didn't register the calves, so no way for the Assoc. to trace parentage. You keep using the progeny and the asterisk will eventually come off.