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Are we too dependent on EPD's?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ranchin&#039; Randy" data-source="post: 1727217" data-attributes="member: 42411"><p>We are.</p><p></p><p>I can login to the ASA Herdbook right now and tell you which EPD's are based on Genomic testing (and their parentage genetics), and which are based solely off producer provided statistics (and their pedigree [which may also be producer provided]). I understand your skepticism to producer provided numbers. It's an industry with a lot of cash flow as a whole, so there's bound to be corruption.</p><p></p><p>But the American Simmental Association does genomic testing for their Enhanced EPD's. I won't speak on any other breed association, but feel it would be similar. the ASA uses 100,000 DNA markers to more clearly define EPD numbers and their accuracy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranchin' Randy, post: 1727217, member: 42411"] We are. I can login to the ASA Herdbook right now and tell you which EPD's are based on Genomic testing (and their parentage genetics), and which are based solely off producer provided statistics (and their pedigree [which may also be producer provided]). I understand your skepticism to producer provided numbers. It's an industry with a lot of cash flow as a whole, so there's bound to be corruption. But the American Simmental Association does genomic testing for their Enhanced EPD's. I won't speak on any other breed association, but feel it would be similar. the ASA uses 100,000 DNA markers to more clearly define EPD numbers and their accuracy. [/QUOTE]
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