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Re: Stress test
Posted by Just a random guy on December 20, 2018, 10:58 am, in reply to "
Re: Stress test"
I'm in no way disputing that many of the best Polands to surface in recent years have been carriers. My point is that if there were no carriers, there would still be a Poland sire of the year, correct? I'm also not disputing what carriers bring to the show ring...nobody will dispute the added muscle/expression that is offered. But is the industry as a whole actually out anything if every hog in America was a negative (can open it up to more than just Polands)? And if so, what am I missing? So far the argument has been that carriers have a track record of beating negatives in the show ring...but if there aren't carriers, something still has to win the show right? (And before you assume I'm simply being difficult, I actually enjoy the debate as there are different arguments for and against everything. The stress gene is one of those that I can't come up with a "we have to keep this because..." sort of reason - and since the conversation was opened,it seemed like a good forum to have a conversation.)
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