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<blockquote data-quote="la4angus" data-source="post: 54262" data-attributes="member: 132"><p>EPD's are <strong>E</strong>xpected <strong>P</strong>rogeny <strong>D</strong>ifferences.</p><p></p><p>BW +3.5 A bull with a +3.5 <strong>B</strong>irth <strong>W</strong>eight EPD will have calves that weigh (on average) 3.5 lbs heavier at birth than the calves of a bull with a <strong>B</strong>irth <strong>W</strong>eight EPD of 0</p><p></p><p>WW +5.5 A bull with a +5.5 <strong>W</strong>eaning <strong>W</strong>eight EPD will have calves that weigh (on average) 5.5 lbs heavier at weaning than the calves of a bull with a <strong>W</strong>eaning <strong>W</strong>eight EPD of 0.</p><p></p><p>Milk +3.3 The daughters of a bull with a +3.3 <strong>M</strong>aternal <strong>M</strong>ilk EPD should have calves that weigh (on average) 3.3 lbs heavier at weaning than the daughters of a bull with a 0 <strong>M</strong>aternal <strong>M</strong>ilk EPD.</p><p></p><p>YW +100 A bull with a +100 <strong>Y</strong>earling <strong>W</strong>eight EPD will have calves that weigh (on average) 100 lbs heavier at yearling than the calves of a bull with a <strong>Y</strong>earling <strong>W</strong>eight EPD of 0.</p><p></p><p>SC +.40 scrotal should be .40 cm larger than a parent with 0 epd.</p><p></p><p>$Beef +23.41 Beef Value ($B) are bioeconomic index values, expressed in dollars per head, to assist commercial beef producers by adding simplicity to genetic selection decisions. The $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires in the database, if randomly mated and the calves are exposed to the same environment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="la4angus, post: 54262, member: 132"] EPD's are [b]E[/b]xpected [b]P[/b]rogeny [b]D[/b]ifferences. BW +3.5 A bull with a +3.5 [b]B[/b]irth [b]W[/b]eight EPD will have calves that weigh (on average) 3.5 lbs heavier at birth than the calves of a bull with a [b]B[/b]irth [b]W[/b]eight EPD of 0 WW +5.5 A bull with a +5.5 [b]W[/b]eaning [b]W[/b]eight EPD will have calves that weigh (on average) 5.5 lbs heavier at weaning than the calves of a bull with a [b]W[/b]eaning [b]W[/b]eight EPD of 0. Milk +3.3 The daughters of a bull with a +3.3 [b]M[/b]aternal [b]M[/b]ilk EPD should have calves that weigh (on average) 3.3 lbs heavier at weaning than the daughters of a bull with a 0 [b]M[/b]aternal [b]M[/b]ilk EPD. YW +100 A bull with a +100 [b]Y[/b]earling [b]W[/b]eight EPD will have calves that weigh (on average) 100 lbs heavier at yearling than the calves of a bull with a [b]Y[/b]earling [b]W[/b]eight EPD of 0. SC +.40 scrotal should be .40 cm larger than a parent with 0 epd. $Beef +23.41 Beef Value ($B) are bioeconomic index values, expressed in dollars per head, to assist commercial beef producers by adding simplicity to genetic selection decisions. The $Value is an estimate of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to progeny of other sires in the database, if randomly mated and the calves are exposed to the same environment. [/QUOTE]
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