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<blockquote data-quote="cbcr" data-source="post: 839084" data-attributes="member: 16303"><p>I think that with many producers they are looking at EPD numbers and forgetting about the factory and structural soundness.</p><p></p><p>This also happened in the dairy industry. Producers were looking at strictly the numbers and not taking any traits into consideration. What ended up happening was that while the cows may have produced milk, they couldn't hold up structurally, and so they didn't last. It costs TOO much to raise replacements, and if they don't last in the herd very long that is pretty costly.</p><p></p><p>While EPD's are important, other traits have to be considered in order to be able to have cows that can last.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cbcr, post: 839084, member: 16303"] I think that with many producers they are looking at EPD numbers and forgetting about the factory and structural soundness. This also happened in the dairy industry. Producers were looking at strictly the numbers and not taking any traits into consideration. What ended up happening was that while the cows may have produced milk, they couldn't hold up structurally, and so they didn't last. It costs TOO much to raise replacements, and if they don't last in the herd very long that is pretty costly. While EPD's are important, other traits have to be considered in order to be able to have cows that can last. [/QUOTE]
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