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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 121596" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>I doubt there is a GREAT deal of difference between a bull with a +1 birth weight EPD and a -1 EPD; but why take a stupid risk by ignoring the EPDs??? If I am breeding Longhorn cows, the most important thing is that they do not DIE having the calf. The higher the birth weight EPD the greater the risk. A Longhorn is going to struggle with the heavier Charolais calves and I think it is a good precaution to eliminate the heaviest half of the breed from consideration. I would prefer a -5 birth weight EPD (under these circumstances); but he may struggle to find a GOOD bull if he is chasing the perfect bull. If you want to set the bar at +1 or -3 or -5, I think that is probably doable; but if I am sitting the bar, I like the -1 number. Now if he was buying a Hereford or an Angus +4 would not be TOO big because those breeds generally have lower average birth weights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 121596, member: 2095"] I doubt there is a GREAT deal of difference between a bull with a +1 birth weight EPD and a -1 EPD; but why take a stupid risk by ignoring the EPDs??? If I am breeding Longhorn cows, the most important thing is that they do not DIE having the calf. The higher the birth weight EPD the greater the risk. A Longhorn is going to struggle with the heavier Charolais calves and I think it is a good precaution to eliminate the heaviest half of the breed from consideration. I would prefer a -5 birth weight EPD (under these circumstances); but he may struggle to find a GOOD bull if he is chasing the perfect bull. If you want to set the bar at +1 or -3 or -5, I think that is probably doable; but if I am sitting the bar, I like the -1 number. Now if he was buying a Hereford or an Angus +4 would not be TOO big because those breeds generally have lower average birth weights. [/QUOTE]
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