Can any one tell me what a 2.7+ bw converts to in pounds?
Thought I had a link for it but can't seem to find it.
Thought I had a link for it but can't seem to find it.
What would be more useful to look at is CED(calving ease direct), as 1.5 pounds heavier than the average really doesn't matter, what really matter is calf shape and how many large calves (weigh distribution of calves) you get which should be better reflected by CED.A BW EPD cannot be converted to actual pounds of birth weight. Actual BW is dependent on many things other than genetics/EPD's - mainly environment including dam's nutrition.
But the average Angus BW EPD is +1.2 pounds from the AAA site (half the bulls below and half the bulls above). So the 2.7 indicates that calves from this bull will (on average) be 1.5 pounds heavier bw than the average angus bull due to the genetic contribution of the bull. A bull with a 2.7 BW EPD is at the 80 percentile level - 80% of the angus bulls will sire lower bw and 20% will sire heavier bw. So, the bull is in the bottom 20% of the breed for birth weight epd.
He's unproven, very unproven if you look at the accuracies. I doubt the bull has an actual birth weight, weaning weight, or yearling weight turned in on him. If his CED and BW verified I would feel fine with him on heifers. Angus are a calving ease breed, but unproven bulls are just that when it comes to calving ease. I would definitely not be afraid of him on cows, but would pass on sub 6 frame heifers or heifers that might carry extra birthweight.Here are the epds. We don't run big bulls. I generally like moderate frames, bw in in the 80s, etc. My understanding is this bull is a large, frame 9 kind of bull.
I could use him basically for terminal calves but I want to know what I'm in for so I don't cause problems for myself.
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