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<blockquote data-quote="Aero" data-source="post: 134496" data-attributes="member: 2076"><p>jscunn:</p><p>you are exactly right about CED being based on assistance. BW isn't considered at all from what i understand.</p><p></p><p>we like to stay around BW 0.0 - +2.0</p><p>over +2.0 is getting out of the calving ease range and negative BW sometimes makes a small calf that has a hard time getting started.</p><p></p><p>for CED, i like to stay over 6 and prefer 9+. </p><p></p><p>BW is usually the main consideration while letting CED serve as a flag. if I see a BW +1.0 and a CED of +4, i know there is something odd going on (or bad luck) and i am not willing to take a chance on that.</p><p></p><p>for your particular situations: i lean toward the BW +2.8. i am not really sure why, but the other seems like more of a chance. i think whoever made the suggestion of looking back through the pedigree was spot on. if you dont see anything in the BW 4+ range, it seems pretty safe.</p><p></p><p>post the reg numbers for the ones being considered and i bet you will get some interesting repsonses that go much deeper than calving ease</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aero, post: 134496, member: 2076"] jscunn: you are exactly right about CED being based on assistance. BW isn't considered at all from what i understand. we like to stay around BW 0.0 - +2.0 over +2.0 is getting out of the calving ease range and negative BW sometimes makes a small calf that has a hard time getting started. for CED, i like to stay over 6 and prefer 9+. BW is usually the main consideration while letting CED serve as a flag. if I see a BW +1.0 and a CED of +4, i know there is something odd going on (or bad luck) and i am not willing to take a chance on that. for your particular situations: i lean toward the BW +2.8. i am not really sure why, but the other seems like more of a chance. i think whoever made the suggestion of looking back through the pedigree was spot on. if you dont see anything in the BW 4+ range, it seems pretty safe. post the reg numbers for the ones being considered and i bet you will get some interesting repsonses that go much deeper than calving ease [/QUOTE]
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