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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1564334" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>one half of the equation. Other half, nothing ventured, nothing lost. With low margins, the path to profit is via decreased losses. </p><p></p><p>Here is a question that seems to plague breeding choice discussions: Do you believe that every calf from a specific cow/specific bull cross inherits genes that are 50% cow and 50% bull? If they do, why are EPDs estimates rather than knowns? Why are they presented in ranges rather than stated as facts? </p><p></p><p>My opinion/experience is that you have no idea of inheritance %s. Real heterosis covers up the unknowns as dissimilar and dissimilar mixes create a stability while kin to kin matings allow a sorting of genes that can increase variance. So I see a gray area in within breed crosses with low %IBC matings while higher %IBC crosses with some proven prepotency can begin to create stability. Naw, I don't want things to get dull 'round here! ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1564334, member: 24565"] one half of the equation. Other half, nothing ventured, nothing lost. With low margins, the path to profit is via decreased losses. Here is a question that seems to plague breeding choice discussions: Do you believe that every calf from a specific cow/specific bull cross inherits genes that are 50% cow and 50% bull? If they do, why are EPDs estimates rather than knowns? Why are they presented in ranges rather than stated as facts? My opinion/experience is that you have no idea of inheritance %s. Real heterosis covers up the unknowns as dissimilar and dissimilar mixes create a stability while kin to kin matings allow a sorting of genes that can increase variance. So I see a gray area in within breed crosses with low %IBC matings while higher %IBC crosses with some proven prepotency can begin to create stability. Naw, I don't want things to get dull 'round here! ;-) [/QUOTE]
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