I get the idea that the cattle in the UK don't have to walk as far as mine to graze. Was commenting to a fellow breeder down here about the very 'posty' hind legs on a lot of the bulls last week, after looking at the 2017 UK Beef Journal I received in the mail last month. That said, there are a lot of great cattle too!
Always am concerned when a breed becomes fashionable and cattle that should be hanging by their back legs are being sold to new breeders to start their new herds. Have been breeding Shorthorns for nine years and am still to sell a breeding female as I always say that I wouldn't be selling her if she was in my herd's better half!
Best foundation females I ever acquired were from dispersal sales, those bought from breeders by private treaty always seem to have bred themselves out of my herd. There was a reason they were being sold!
In this day and age, buying a few flushes after identifying your ideal animal(s) is the way to go, in my opinion!
