redrobin - 3/16/2017 06:40
cflory - 3/16/2017 06:08 Yes your the second one to mention the computer generated epds are more important than actual real world numbers, be sure that he has stellar carcass epds as well and make sure the packer knows so they will pay you for prime, atleast thats what his epds said. If he weighed 120lbs at birth but had the lowest bw epd and best calving ease number would you still use him?
ce epd numbers in my real world don't work.
Whether purebred CED EPDs "work" or not seems to me to be at least partially a function of the breeder who they come from. Personally CED is the first number I look at. It includes a lot more than just BW.
A bull with the new genetically-enhanced EPDs from a breeder who believes in EPDs has a very useful CED number.
Heifer bull numbers . Carlson
