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<blockquote data-quote="egbert" data-source="post: 5999796" data-attributes="member: 9965"><p>I've seldom been impressed in recent years.</p><p>i wholly get, and support, the founding concept -and had utmost respect for Joe H. </p><p>Keeping obscure genetics alive, which might otherwise fall by the wayside because they're currently out of fashion. It has to be the right thing to do.</p><p></p><p>But there are real problems -as far as i can see.</p><p></p><p>The lack of <strong>free</strong>ly available computer software to help small pedigree societies wrankles.</p><p>(and personalities come into it here, which soooo shouldn't be allowed to be an issue)</p><p></p><p>The blindness to the problems associated with 'smallholder' influence.</p><p>By this, I mean the common occurrence where breeders with tiny numbers, little experience, and who are miles away from any commercial rationale, leads to 'less informed' breeding decisions. </p><p>i'm old enough to have watched the quality of the longhorns plummet <strong>as numbers grew</strong> -in my opinion. It has recovered now to a greater extent, but they used to be outstanding cattle. (I suppose it's inevitable - only the cream would have been kept when they on the downslope) </p><p>I can think of one or two sheep breeds where the only thing keeping them alive as FUNCTIONAL sheep is the handful of commercial scale breeders. </p><p>The hobbyists -and I've nothing agin them as individuals in any way- are too prone to keep irrationally selected males.</p><p></p><p>As JP1 knows, there are several levels of DEFRA paperwork being demanded of us just now (and I think we're on top of it again now JP)</p><p>The RBST should be on this like a terrier after a rat.</p><p></p><p>Likewise, criteria for recognition is questionable.</p><p></p><p>i should say i found the staff at Stoneleigh very sensible and helpful recently.</p><p></p><p>Don't know what happened with Tom, but he's a good egg from what I know of him. I could ask if you like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="egbert, post: 5999796, member: 9965"] I've seldom been impressed in recent years. i wholly get, and support, the founding concept -and had utmost respect for Joe H. Keeping obscure genetics alive, which might otherwise fall by the wayside because they're currently out of fashion. It has to be the right thing to do. But there are real problems -as far as i can see. The lack of [B]free[/B]ly available computer software to help small pedigree societies wrankles. (and personalities come into it here, which soooo shouldn't be allowed to be an issue) The blindness to the problems associated with 'smallholder' influence. By this, I mean the common occurrence where breeders with tiny numbers, little experience, and who are miles away from any commercial rationale, leads to 'less informed' breeding decisions. i'm old enough to have watched the quality of the longhorns plummet [B]as numbers grew[/B] -in my opinion. It has recovered now to a greater extent, but they used to be outstanding cattle. (I suppose it's inevitable - only the cream would have been kept when they on the downslope) I can think of one or two sheep breeds where the only thing keeping them alive as FUNCTIONAL sheep is the handful of commercial scale breeders. The hobbyists -and I've nothing agin them as individuals in any way- are too prone to keep irrationally selected males. As JP1 knows, there are several levels of DEFRA paperwork being demanded of us just now (and I think we're on top of it again now JP) The RBST should be on this like a terrier after a rat. Likewise, criteria for recognition is questionable. i should say i found the staff at Stoneleigh very sensible and helpful recently. Don't know what happened with Tom, but he's a good egg from what I know of him. I could ask if you like. [/QUOTE]
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