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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1798898" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>Because you wouldn't select for maternal traits when your goal is terminal production.</p><p>CEM: predicts the average ease a sire's daughters will calve as first calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires.</p><p>Terminal Index ($B) predicts profitability of post weaning and carcass traits due to genetics.</p><p></p><p>2019 Oklahoma State beef extension genetic correlations and antagonisms.</p><p>birth weight correlation to direct calving ease <strong>high</strong></p><p>birth weight correlation to carcass weight <strong>moderate</strong></p><p></p><p>yearling weight correlation to mature size <strong>moderate to high</strong></p><p>milk production correlation to total energy intake <strong>moderate</strong></p><p>fat thickness correlation to yield grade <strong>high</strong></p><p>age at puberty to retail product % <strong>uncorrelated</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1798898, member: 14585"] Because you wouldn't select for maternal traits when your goal is terminal production. CEM: predicts the average ease a sire's daughters will calve as first calf heifers when compared to daughters of other sires. Terminal Index ($B) predicts profitability of post weaning and carcass traits due to genetics. 2019 Oklahoma State beef extension genetic correlations and antagonisms. birth weight correlation to direct calving ease [B]high[/B] birth weight correlation to carcass weight [B]moderate[/B] yearling weight correlation to mature size [B]moderate to high[/B] milk production correlation to total energy intake [B]moderate[/B] fat thickness correlation to yield grade [B]high[/B] age at puberty to retail product % [B]uncorrelated[/B] [/QUOTE]
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