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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 379730" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>From the people I know that use Herefords, BW is something Hereford breeders should be emphasizing. When we first started selling bulls at our bull test station, about the only EPD bull buyers looked at was the BW EPD. Then they started looking more at WW, YW, etc. Today, they want it all: reasonable BW, good growth + carcass.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>EPDs aren't perfect. But if you have a bull with a calving ease EPD, his dam has a calving ease EPD, his sire, both grandsires all have calving ease EPDs, then you've got a very good chance of having a calving ease bull. But how can you NOT give BW EPDs some weight in your decision making, especially if you're breeding heifers. Losing one heifer/calf hurts both the heart and the checkbook. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A pound or two isn't a big factor for me; pedigree is more important when it gets that close. But every bull buyer makes his own decision based on his experience and management. A guy who checks his cows daily might be willing to use a higher BW bull than one who only sees them once a month.</p><p></p><p>I don't pay much attention to ACTUALS. They can be greatly influenced by management.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 379730, member: 13"] From the people I know that use Herefords, BW is something Hereford breeders should be emphasizing. When we first started selling bulls at our bull test station, about the only EPD bull buyers looked at was the BW EPD. Then they started looking more at WW, YW, etc. Today, they want it all: reasonable BW, good growth + carcass. EPDs aren't perfect. But if you have a bull with a calving ease EPD, his dam has a calving ease EPD, his sire, both grandsires all have calving ease EPDs, then you've got a very good chance of having a calving ease bull. But how can you NOT give BW EPDs some weight in your decision making, especially if you're breeding heifers. Losing one heifer/calf hurts both the heart and the checkbook. A pound or two isn't a big factor for me; pedigree is more important when it gets that close. But every bull buyer makes his own decision based on his experience and management. A guy who checks his cows daily might be willing to use a higher BW bull than one who only sees them once a month. I don't pay much attention to ACTUALS. They can be greatly influenced by management. [/QUOTE]
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