Cowboy Tuff Chex has a new home!
His 100″ of Tip to Tip horn, great conformation, color and disposition has made him a legend in the Longhorn industry. He was sold at auction yesterday for $165,000.00.
“Tuff” has left the ranch of Bob and Pam Loomis, to live with Richard and Jeanie Phillip. Congratulations to all!!
This bull has demonstrated his ability to produce powerful offspring. As a six year old bull, he has moved the Longhorn breed to another level. He sold with 1,000 straws of semen. Since his semen sells for $300.00 per straw, you can do some easy math to see if you think he sold as an incredible bargain. I thought he would easily sell for $300,000.00.
Regardless of the sales price, he is a remarkable Longhorn bull.
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Sometimes I look at inbreeding as bad for the animal…like inbreeding pugs to the point that they can hardly breath. This looks like breeding horns so large that they are detrimental to the animal. So now that I have questioned both pug owners and long horn owners…am I missing something?
There is a significant difference between inbreeding and selective breeding. I don’t know anything about pugs, but I know a little about Longhorns. Inbreeding is using close relatives to breed time after time. Selective breeding is the use of the animals that possess the positive traits you want to see passed on to the next generation. Selective breeding is a way to improve a breed of livestock. If you look at the history of angus and herford cattle, for instance, you will see that when they came to this nation they were a very small framed animal. Through positive selective breeding, and some line breeding (line breeding is using a limited selection of related animals. It is a process used by nature as well, known as the survival of the strongest.) we now enjoy a much improved breed of angus and herford cattle. The Longhorn breed has simply followed longstanding, ethical and proven practices to improve the overall breed. As far as long horns, the animals have no trouble at all managing their horns. They are very majestic and coordinated beasts. Inbreeding is a practice that isn’t used or accepted by Longhorn breeders. Some people have dedicated their lives to improving the breed, taking them from the bony-butt cattle of our Grandpa’s day to a spectacular and ‘beefy” breed of today. Longhorn breeders are some of the most committed, God fearing and loving people I know. A great bunch of folks who believe in ethical animal husbandry.