r.n.reed
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r.n.reed said:Of the 13 herd bulls I have had since 1973 this guy has 11 of them in his pedigree.The two that missed out were homebreds with similar pedigrees.
It would be interesting to try the cross but at the same time I think we sometimes let nostalgia drive our decisions. My guess is Frontline has as many or more years of careful breeding in his pedigree than many of the old time bulls. I have and probably will continue to add older bulls to my program but I think one needs to be mindful that you can lose as much as you gain in a lot of instances! I would be more inclined to use one of the Muridale descendants of Bonnyview Hero 7Z where the blending of past and present has been successfully accomplished.librarian said:What would you expect the drawbacks and benefits to be of putting Hilldale Commander back on Frontline bred females?
Short of that, Muridale Hero 31Z or the Hero bull behind him?
This as a method of reaching back to reinforce lower bw and more character.
Interesting comment here librarian!librarian said:Okotoks, this gets to the root of my question.
I have neither the ways not means to be a true breeder, but I do have abiding interest.
Looking at the Galbreath catalog I see lot of Native genetics being reintroduced to the mix.
A bull like Frontline, representative not of individuals combined, but of successive recombinations, presents breeding questions not raised by less deliberate pedigrees.
So, if we bypass many dilutions of a concentrated ancestor- Aluana Collynie, for instance and reintroduce a strong shot, perhaps this is one step backward and two steps forward. Always looking forward to the next mating.
Our breed is similar to a house that has had (too) many renovations, and stripping the layers of avocado paint to restore the clear grain of the old woodwork is not so much a labor of nostalgia as much as an act of recovery. We might add back Scotch in order to redilute it with neo-Native dual genetics-minus the paintjobs in between.
My own take on our present position is that the breed is under practical reconstruction- which pieces do we burn and which maintain?
Correction. The Commander calves are out of a different cow. I confused them with KC Clipper Duke calf.librarian said:I misspelled Alauna...need some grammar gloss.
Beebe- we think a lot alike. Pondering the different half sib bulls from Maid of Promise 189 got me thinking about the pedigrees from Seven T's and how well that had apparently worked with Scotch on Defender. The Scotch as a catalyst - looks like not much is needed to instigate a measurable reaction.
Cherry Filet is a favorite of mine.