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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 699181" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>I think you are forgetting the other half of the equation - the calf's mother. EPD's are not a guarantee, they are only an estimation of what the bulls contribution will be based on prior calves. Mitochondrial DNA also contributes to that calf. Now, I am not smart enough, or experienced enough to fully understand the complete effects of mitochondrial DNA, but it is my understanding that it contributes much more than the bull does with regard to the calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 699181, member: 539"] I think you are forgetting the other half of the equation - the calf's mother. EPD's are not a guarantee, they are only an estimation of what the bulls contribution will be based on prior calves. Mitochondrial DNA also contributes to that calf. Now, I am not smart enough, or experienced enough to fully understand the complete effects of mitochondrial DNA, but it is my understanding that it contributes much more than the bull does with regard to the calves. [/QUOTE]
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