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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1658880" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I agree that the environment that a calf is raised in has a great deal to do with its disposition. If a calf doesn't see much human activity around it, then it is more often than not going to be nervous. If the calf's dam is flighty then that can imprint on the calf as well. </p><p>The EPD's for docility seem to be much more of a judgement call for what ever is acceptable in a given program from what I can see. If a bull is in the single digits or negative then I put more dependence in that end of of the spectrum as its likely definitely something there. When I was having AI work done on some registered Angus, I chose a sampling of several different bulls over a few years time. The cows were all reasonable to work with, not pets but hardly any flight zone at all. Their calves were the same with the exception of two by a bull touted as having top of the breed docility EPD's. They were crazy wild, unlike any of the others. </p><p>The same cow's calves from other years and other bulls were calm much like their mothers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1658880, member: 24816"] I agree that the environment that a calf is raised in has a great deal to do with its disposition. If a calf doesn't see much human activity around it, then it is more often than not going to be nervous. If the calf's dam is flighty then that can imprint on the calf as well. The EPD's for docility seem to be much more of a judgement call for what ever is acceptable in a given program from what I can see. If a bull is in the single digits or negative then I put more dependence in that end of of the spectrum as its likely definitely something there. When I was having AI work done on some registered Angus, I chose a sampling of several different bulls over a few years time. The cows were all reasonable to work with, not pets but hardly any flight zone at all. Their calves were the same with the exception of two by a bull touted as having top of the breed docility EPD's. They were crazy wild, unlike any of the others. The same cow's calves from other years and other bulls were calm much like their mothers. [/QUOTE]
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