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<blockquote data-quote="ENNOT" data-source="post: 203302" data-attributes="member: 3562"><p>When Jake compared Holsteins to Angus, thats like Apples and Oranges. I would agree that there is a epd that needs to fit your environment and feed supply. I agree that 18 is plenty for milk, but when a bulls epds are below breed average, a flag goes up to me.</p><p></p><p>Maybe this bull has older genetics which would bring the numbers down compared to today's breed average. But what I am saying is that on the epd side of things, a 7.6 milk epd is going to drag down any heifers that are at or near breed average.</p><p></p><p>I don't judge on epds alone, but they are a tool that people need to seriously look at when mating cattle. In a commercial herd that milks good, this is probably okay. But from a reigstered stand point, a bull with that milk epd is a little too low.</p><p></p><p>Go ahead and beat up on me and what my thoughts are, but I think you need to select cattle for balanced traits across the board. And 7.6 for milk is not balanced unless WW epd is 12 and YW is 25. Just my opinion.</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="ENNOT, post: 203302, member: 3562"] When Jake compared Holsteins to Angus, thats like Apples and Oranges. I would agree that there is a epd that needs to fit your environment and feed supply. I agree that 18 is plenty for milk, but when a bulls epds are below breed average, a flag goes up to me. Maybe this bull has older genetics which would bring the numbers down compared to today's breed average. But what I am saying is that on the epd side of things, a 7.6 milk epd is going to drag down any heifers that are at or near breed average. I don't judge on epds alone, but they are a tool that people need to seriously look at when mating cattle. In a commercial herd that milks good, this is probably okay. But from a reigstered stand point, a bull with that milk epd is a little too low. Go ahead and beat up on me and what my thoughts are, but I think you need to select cattle for balanced traits across the board. And 7.6 for milk is not balanced unless WW epd is 12 and YW is 25. Just my opinion.[/quote] [/QUOTE]
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