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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1850737" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>That's logical. I had always thought of ADG meaning Average Daily Gain.</p><p>My thinking is though, and could be wrong but wouldn't a bigger growthier calf continue to grow whereas as smaller lighter calf at weaning might get to a finish first and just put on fat at a quicker point than a larger one, especially if larger carcasses are desired.</p><p>I admit I haven't studied the EPD's much, and my experience with them is primarily with Angus.</p><p> At a meeting one time a speaker from a college said that if you are selling calves at weaning the $W index was the one to go by and the $B was the index to use if you background or feed out the calves. That is index's with the Angus beeed that compile various EPD's like milk and ww for the $W index and yearling weight and other traits for $B. Those index may be outdated by now it all changes so fast.</p><p>Now I think there is an M index which I know nothing of as I have been outside of the registered Angus world for a while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1850737, member: 24816"] That's logical. I had always thought of ADG meaning Average Daily Gain. My thinking is though, and could be wrong but wouldn't a bigger growthier calf continue to grow whereas as smaller lighter calf at weaning might get to a finish first and just put on fat at a quicker point than a larger one, especially if larger carcasses are desired. I admit I haven't studied the EPD's much, and my experience with them is primarily with Angus. At a meeting one time a speaker from a college said that if you are selling calves at weaning the $W index was the one to go by and the $B was the index to use if you background or feed out the calves. That is index's with the Angus beeed that compile various EPD's like milk and ww for the $W index and yearling weight and other traits for $B. Those index may be outdated by now it all changes so fast. Now I think there is an M index which I know nothing of as I have been outside of the registered Angus world for a while. [/QUOTE]
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