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<blockquote data-quote="JustSimmental" data-source="post: 908108" data-attributes="member: 14624"><p>Are these Fleckviehs you are talking about? (must be--wow) Terrible BW's. </p><p></p><p>Just so you know, for example when and Angus BW is zero a PB Simmental is +5.2. </p><p>I would never put a 100 lb BW bull on a 1200 lb cow -- unless you just want to learn about C-sections.</p><p></p><p>Simmental is adjusting their EPD's, in July 2012, and will be adding 2.2 lbs to the numbers, NOW. </p><p>So a bull with a BW EPD of +2 is really a +4.2. I believe a Bulls actual BW is very important and a way for us to amke better decisions. If I had 1200 lb cows, I would look for a Bull that had upper 70's on BW Max with a CE above 10 with a BW EPD of no more than 2.</p><p></p><p>Here is an example: this 3/4 bull weighed 78 lbs at birth and he is out of a Lucky Man daughter who is a mature cow at 5 yrs of age (mature weight 1350 lbs). Sire of this Bull calf is GW Predestined.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://herdbook.simmental.org/simmapp/action/animalSearch.AnimalSearchAction?eventSubmit_displayAnimal=T&animalNumber=2606978" target="_blank">https://herdbook.simmental.org/simmapp/action/animalSearch.AnimalSearchAction?eventSubmit_displayAnimal=T&animalNumber=2606978</a></p><p></p><p>JS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustSimmental, post: 908108, member: 14624"] Are these Fleckviehs you are talking about? (must be--wow) Terrible BW's. Just so you know, for example when and Angus BW is zero a PB Simmental is +5.2. I would never put a 100 lb BW bull on a 1200 lb cow -- unless you just want to learn about C-sections. Simmental is adjusting their EPD's, in July 2012, and will be adding 2.2 lbs to the numbers, NOW. So a bull with a BW EPD of +2 is really a +4.2. I believe a Bulls actual BW is very important and a way for us to amke better decisions. If I had 1200 lb cows, I would look for a Bull that had upper 70's on BW Max with a CE above 10 with a BW EPD of no more than 2. Here is an example: this 3/4 bull weighed 78 lbs at birth and he is out of a Lucky Man daughter who is a mature cow at 5 yrs of age (mature weight 1350 lbs). Sire of this Bull calf is GW Predestined. [url]https://herdbook.simmental.org/simmapp/action/animalSearch.AnimalSearchAction?eventSubmit_displayAnimal=T&animalNumber=2606978[/url] JS [/QUOTE]
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