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Breeding / Calving Issues
Are we too dependent on EPD's?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rmc" data-source="post: 1727230" data-attributes="member: 39072"><p>And that is the problem with epds . No one can give you an exact answer on how they are figured how different inputs are weighted .all they can tell you is it a number based on something </p><p>And two animals of different years or different regions with the same epd # for a particular trait may have totally different offspring outcomes for that trait. </p><p>So if the 205 day adjusted weaning weight is 10-15percent higher than genotype indicate it should be . Which has more weight in figuring epds? And at what percent ?if genetics are given .1percent of weight and 99.9 percent is given to producer provided info is that really genetic enhanced epds?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rmc, post: 1727230, member: 39072"] And that is the problem with epds . No one can give you an exact answer on how they are figured how different inputs are weighted .all they can tell you is it a number based on something And two animals of different years or different regions with the same epd # for a particular trait may have totally different offspring outcomes for that trait. So if the 205 day adjusted weaning weight is 10-15percent higher than genotype indicate it should be . Which has more weight in figuring epds? And at what percent ?if genetics are given .1percent of weight and 99.9 percent is given to producer provided info is that really genetic enhanced epds? [/QUOTE]
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