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<blockquote data-quote="Bonsman" data-source="post: 659368" data-attributes="member: 8504"><p>I agree completely. I think you "can" use EPD's as <strong>one</strong> tool in your tool box. My biggest tool is lineal measuring. I lineal measure every fullblood and record it on special software prepared by Gerald Fry. It spits our some intersting information. </p><p></p><p>Professor Jan Bonsma from that 3rd world country in SA began a breed based on lineal measuring. His book "man must measure" is a must read for all breeders. I believe that breed he developed is now thriving in that 3rd world country (South Africa).</p><p></p><p>Gerald Fry, a Devon breeder in the USA uses lineal measuring extensively. To be clear, I do not raise Devon cattle. He has some information on his website about some test on Terry Gentry's ranch comparing EPD's to lineal measuring.</p><p></p><p>It is explained on his website at: <a href="http://www.bovineengineering.com/linear.html" target="_blank">http://www.bovineengineering.com/linear.html</a>. He has designed some measurement tools that make it easy to measure your cattle. There is a significant debate concerning EPD's and lineal measuring. I know just enough about the debate to be dangerous and pizzle off both sides of the argument. But if you would like to PM me, I would be happy to pizzle you off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bonsman, post: 659368, member: 8504"] I agree completely. I think you "can" use EPD's as [b]one[/b] tool in your tool box. My biggest tool is lineal measuring. I lineal measure every fullblood and record it on special software prepared by Gerald Fry. It spits our some intersting information. Professor Jan Bonsma from that 3rd world country in SA began a breed based on lineal measuring. His book "man must measure" is a must read for all breeders. I believe that breed he developed is now thriving in that 3rd world country (South Africa). Gerald Fry, a Devon breeder in the USA uses lineal measuring extensively. To be clear, I do not raise Devon cattle. He has some information on his website about some test on Terry Gentry's ranch comparing EPD's to lineal measuring. It is explained on his website at: [url=http://www.bovineengineering.com/linear.html]http://www.bovineengineering.com/linear.html[/url]. He has designed some measurement tools that make it easy to measure your cattle. There is a significant debate concerning EPD's and lineal measuring. I know just enough about the debate to be dangerous and pizzle off both sides of the argument. But if you would like to PM me, I would be happy to pizzle you off. [/QUOTE]
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