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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 698674" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Accuracies are important. The Angus Assn keeps EPD accuracies at .85 until data is reported across the board, not just by the owner. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Were you looking at Birth Weight EPD or Calving Ease EPD? You want a low BW number, but a high calving ease number.</p><p></p><p>I don't believe many people record fake weights. There's just no way that it will pay off for them in the end. If a bull throws big calves, we'll know about it one way or another. And if he kills a few heifers because of it, the bull and the owner will be marked as unreliable. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>EPDs are EXPECTED, not guaranteed. It's a good idea to look at the bull's sire and dam's EPD, also. A young bull's EPD is often half of their EPDs added together. If one of them has a +5 BW EPD and the other has a -5, the bull might have a 0 BW EPD. But that will be a low accuracy EPD. As more data gets reported, he'll likely take after one or the other of his parents and either throw the +5 calves or the -5 calves. </p><p></p><p>I'm speaking of Angus EPDs here. If you're using a composite bull of some sort, everything I know about EPDs goes out the window. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I'd be interested in the bull you're using though. Would you care to post his name or reg #?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 698674, member: 13"] Accuracies are important. The Angus Assn keeps EPD accuracies at .85 until data is reported across the board, not just by the owner. Were you looking at Birth Weight EPD or Calving Ease EPD? You want a low BW number, but a high calving ease number. I don't believe many people record fake weights. There's just no way that it will pay off for them in the end. If a bull throws big calves, we'll know about it one way or another. And if he kills a few heifers because of it, the bull and the owner will be marked as unreliable. EPDs are EXPECTED, not guaranteed. It's a good idea to look at the bull's sire and dam's EPD, also. A young bull's EPD is often half of their EPDs added together. If one of them has a +5 BW EPD and the other has a -5, the bull might have a 0 BW EPD. But that will be a low accuracy EPD. As more data gets reported, he'll likely take after one or the other of his parents and either throw the +5 calves or the -5 calves. I'm speaking of Angus EPDs here. If you're using a composite bull of some sort, everything I know about EPDs goes out the window. :) I'd be interested in the bull you're using though. Would you care to post his name or reg #? [/QUOTE]
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