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<blockquote data-quote="showing71" data-source="post: 657583" data-attributes="member: 11621"><p>Just throwing my my 2 cents. I am just finishing up classes and in my Livestock Breeding class, we talked a lot about EPDs, how to calculate, what they mean, etc. Our teacher, and other Animal Science teachers, have emphasized this fact, EPDs are a tool to <strong>assist </strong>the breeder in making breeding decisions, not to be the <strong>sole </strong>basis for breeding an animal. However, EPDs are a much better indicator of specific traits than DNA. So I guess you have to pick your poison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="showing71, post: 657583, member: 11621"] Just throwing my my 2 cents. I am just finishing up classes and in my Livestock Breeding class, we talked a lot about EPDs, how to calculate, what they mean, etc. Our teacher, and other Animal Science teachers, have emphasized this fact, EPDs are a tool to [b]assist [/b]the breeder in making breeding decisions, not to be the [b]sole [/b]basis for breeding an animal. However, EPDs are a much better indicator of specific traits than DNA. So I guess you have to pick your poison. [/QUOTE]
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