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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 657499" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I think there is no such thing as a perfect sire or cow. Breeding the "best" to the "best" sounds easy but what is "best'' depends on what direction you want your herd to go. Bigger, smaller, easy calving, more back fat, less backfat, more maternal milk, etc.</p><p></p><p>For me it is calving ease #1. I have a bull with very good calving ease EPD although it was "low accuracy". But I just had my last cow calve yesterday afternoon, 5/2. The first one was 4/11. 21 days from first to last No problems calving. Smallest 65 lb, largest about 80 lb - not sure of that one's exact wt because I was not here right after birth. Even though I don't have a large herd, the EPD's gave me just what I am looking for. </p><p></p><p>Calves look good and healthy. Here's a picture of the one born yesterday getting her face washed by her mom. You can see a few of the other calves in the background. I was cleaning up the winter area making some compost piles in the background but saw the calves running around in the bright sun and just had to take a break to watch up close.</p><p></p><p>The real test of the EPD's is the calf crop. Here are a few pictures from this afternoon.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]2[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think of these calves as walking EPD's! 66's calf was stretching - life is so strenuous for a new calf. Don't mean to show a gross picture but I like the butt on this little heifer! She should be a good 1200 lb cow like her dam. 66 is my cow with a hernia I asked about after a couple -30 degree F nights in January. I'll have to have the vet take a look at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 657499, member: 7509"] I think there is no such thing as a perfect sire or cow. Breeding the "best" to the "best" sounds easy but what is "best'' depends on what direction you want your herd to go. Bigger, smaller, easy calving, more back fat, less backfat, more maternal milk, etc. For me it is calving ease #1. I have a bull with very good calving ease EPD although it was "low accuracy". But I just had my last cow calve yesterday afternoon, 5/2. The first one was 4/11. 21 days from first to last No problems calving. Smallest 65 lb, largest about 80 lb - not sure of that one's exact wt because I was not here right after birth. Even though I don't have a large herd, the EPD's gave me just what I am looking for. Calves look good and healthy. Here's a picture of the one born yesterday getting her face washed by her mom. You can see a few of the other calves in the background. I was cleaning up the winter area making some compost piles in the background but saw the calves running around in the bright sun and just had to take a break to watch up close. The real test of the EPD's is the calf crop. Here are a few pictures from this afternoon. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Cow40 and 1 day old heifer calf 050309 IMG_0269.JPG"]2[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Cow77 and 11 day old bull calf 050309_IMG0262.JPG"]1[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Cow66 and 21 day old heifer calf 050309_IMG_0266.JPG"]0[/ATTACH] I think of these calves as walking EPD's! 66's calf was stretching - life is so strenuous for a new calf. Don't mean to show a gross picture but I like the butt on this little heifer! She should be a good 1200 lb cow like her dam. 66 is my cow with a hernia I asked about after a couple -30 degree F nights in January. I'll have to have the vet take a look at it. [/QUOTE]
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