Winning at any Cost?

[irh]

The show is not going to change, because around here the judges in Ohio like the fluff and stuff,because they are the ones doing it.  We need judges that have commerical herds to judge the meat in the animal.  After all I thought that was suppose to be the idea, you can't eat the hair.  I know they look beautiful all fluffed up, but there needs to be two different classes at these shows.  One for hair coats and groomers and one for the beef product.

 

[the angus111]

judges evaluate whats in front of them,it is a beauty contest.if your going to complain about judges,do it because they are putting hair before structual soundness or being able to travel.carcass shows are the true test and judges in live shows can do very little about that.the show cattle industry is not going to change, so show your cattle take the good with the bad and enjoy it.rusty

 

[qbcattle]

The problem is not the show industry, its not the seedstock industry, its not the commercial industry, and its not even the cattle. The problem is the people involved with these industries, we are not perfect and never will be; therefore we are never going to have the perfect industry, whichever it may be. Although it will never be obtained, I belevie perfection is what we should strive for...because in striving for perfection great endeavors happen; however, in order to do so one must recognize what perfection is. Does perfection really stand about 50 inches tall, 4 foot wide, have shag hair, poor reproductive value, carry genetic disorders, and crippled by the time he reaches 1,000 lbs? Is this even on the road to perfection? To me every industry across the board should be striving for high effeciency, low maintenance, moderate, beefy, sound and functional cattle that will live long and produce often.

I honestly feel that the lack of morals and ethics has gotten some of the industries to where they are, the show industry imparticular. The problem is I do not know if it is going to change...there will always be those that beleive that if you aitn cheatin you aint tryin, and those that give into the black hole of going against there values to 'keep up with the jones' so to speak. It is the sad truth, but the way it is none-the-less. I love the show industry and love the competition but also firmly beleive in doing what is right and just as a person and a cattleman, and I receive the upmost amount of joy seeing honest families with hard working kids showing good livestock for the purpose of character building and teaching of the livestock industry.

 

[aj]

I would think if you're feeding a show ration with fat added and everthing else in this high priced ration should grade. I think it is different with feedlot cattle standing in minus 20 degree temps getting ground alfalfa and light weight milo. Longhorns will grade and really any breed if feed optimum rations long enough.jmo