50k DNA Tests

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Curious if anyone used the 50k data to make any decisions on what AI sire they used this year, or to help select a new herd bull? Is this something that will become a mainstay for selecting sires or females? Or is it just a fad? What are your thoughts?
 
ive had a couple done i probably will use it some to decide in the fall what to breed to, in the early fall i will do 5 to 10 more since the price drop it is a little more appealing to me. i like the way it will fill in all the blanks and if you have Interium numbers it will take the I off them. I think it is a tool that can help if used right and eventually as a seedstock producer you may need to if you want to sell animals. in the angus you can look at the epd percentiles but without the test all traits may not have a true number after the 50k that feature will be all filled in, some may be good and some may go the opposite way.
 

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