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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 7223"><p>> What varies based on accuracy is</p><p>> how far that animals EPD is</p><p>> expected to change in the future.</p><p></p><p>> I have been over this with the</p><p>> association many times. I don't</p><p>> think an accuracy should be high</p><p>> unless the predictability of what</p><p>> that animal will contribute to</p><p>> each calf is high. The association</p><p>> raises accuracies based strictly</p><p>> on the volume of data turned in on</p><p>> an animal. Predictability has</p><p>> nothing to do with it, and it</p><p>> should.</p><p></p><p>> I think you can select a sire</p><p>> based on EPDs, but then you better</p><p>> check out phenotype and also talk</p><p>> to those who have his calves on</p><p>> the ground and see how the</p><p>> resulting calves compared to what</p><p>> they were expecting to get. Heres a lady that is very objective. I bet you run a very successful operation where you can balance all the pros and cons (underlined) of EPDs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:colin.chevalley@bigpond.com.au">colin.chevalley@bigpond.com.au</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 7223"] > What varies based on accuracy is > how far that animals EPD is > expected to change in the future. > I have been over this with the > association many times. I don't > think an accuracy should be high > unless the predictability of what > that animal will contribute to > each calf is high. The association > raises accuracies based strictly > on the volume of data turned in on > an animal. Predictability has > nothing to do with it, and it > should. > I think you can select a sire > based on EPDs, but then you better > check out phenotype and also talk > to those who have his calves on > the ground and see how the > resulting calves compared to what > they were expecting to get. Heres a lady that is very objective. I bet you run a very successful operation where you can balance all the pros and cons (underlined) of EPDs. [email=colin.chevalley@bigpond.com.au]colin.chevalley@bigpond.com.au[/email] [/QUOTE]
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