Posted 5/15/2011 17:25 (#1776440 - in reply to #1776328) Subject: RE: Pretty sure the herfy ratings originated at the Ft. Keogh
New Mexico
Line One deal ( Miles City, MT ) say 50 years ago.
Also quite a few GOOD seedstock breeders/propagators have their own systems for rating cattle.
Docility, stayability ( which includes scrotals/udders ), net feed conversions, net calf to cow wt/%raised efficiency ratios etc..