I am 90% certain we are going to go with AI(Angus) this summer and Lease for a clean-up bull.
This is how I'd like to choose my AI bulls, but don't know enough (read: ANYTHING) about reading the EPD's. Now, if I am wrong in my thinking, blast away...
What I have: 2005 heifers Angus/Gelbveih of various %
What I would like, most important first:
Calving ease for the heifers
Carcass Quality
Maternal Qualities(not sure this one should be hereGV%)
Growth Potential (Really nothing larger than frame score 6)
Structure/Soundness
I also want bloodlines that are known for great dispositions.
What am I doing? May keep out (some) heifers, remainder will be fed out by us. So when it comes to the $EPD's - total foreign language, please explain or better yet, give example. ;-)
And, if anyone were to recommend a bull by Accelerated Genetics, ABS, or Select Sires (most common around here) that fits the bill, I would be appreciative.
Please help me learn this stuff :shock:
This is how I'd like to choose my AI bulls, but don't know enough (read: ANYTHING) about reading the EPD's. Now, if I am wrong in my thinking, blast away...
What I have: 2005 heifers Angus/Gelbveih of various %
What I would like, most important first:
Calving ease for the heifers
Carcass Quality
Maternal Qualities(not sure this one should be hereGV%)
Growth Potential (Really nothing larger than frame score 6)
Structure/Soundness
I also want bloodlines that are known for great dispositions.
What am I doing? May keep out (some) heifers, remainder will be fed out by us. So when it comes to the $EPD's - total foreign language, please explain or better yet, give example. ;-)
And, if anyone were to recommend a bull by Accelerated Genetics, ABS, or Select Sires (most common around here) that fits the bill, I would be appreciative.
Please help me learn this stuff :shock: