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<blockquote data-quote="HerefordSire" data-source="post: 572323" data-attributes="member: 4437"><p><a href="http://www.herfnet.com/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=232B21&2=232F50&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&6=5A5D5C252525212426&9=5E5A5B" target="_blank">http://www.herfnet.com/online/cgi-bin/i ... 6&9=5E5A5B</a></p><p></p><p>The accuracy is only .27 which is not proven and implies additional risk such that any number shown for CE, -2.0 in this case, can fluctuate much greater in future EPD revisions each EPD season. Additionally, this value of -2.0 is below breed average which is -0.1. The highest in the breed is a tad over 10 and the lowest in the breed is a tad below -10.</p><p></p><p>"CED (Calving Ease-Direct): A positive number or higher number for this EPD indicates easier calving ease. The CED EPD predicts the ease with which the progeny of the individual should be born. This EPD is derived from the calving ease scores turned in, with birth weight for the animals in the pedigree being a major part of this formula. Consider selecting for either CE or BW, not both, because doing both over-emphasizes BW."</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.starlakecattleranch.com/page.html?action=read&id=10" target="_blank">http://www.starlakecattleranch.com/page ... read&id=10</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HerefordSire, post: 572323, member: 4437"] [url=http://www.herfnet.com/online/cgi-bin/i4.dll?1=232B21&2=232F50&3=56&5=2B3C2B3C3A&6=5A5D5C252525212426&9=5E5A5B]http://www.herfnet.com/online/cgi-bin/i ... 6&9=5E5A5B[/url] The accuracy is only .27 which is not proven and implies additional risk such that any number shown for CE, -2.0 in this case, can fluctuate much greater in future EPD revisions each EPD season. Additionally, this value of -2.0 is below breed average which is -0.1. The highest in the breed is a tad over 10 and the lowest in the breed is a tad below -10. "CED (Calving Ease-Direct): A positive number or higher number for this EPD indicates easier calving ease. The CED EPD predicts the ease with which the progeny of the individual should be born. This EPD is derived from the calving ease scores turned in, with birth weight for the animals in the pedigree being a major part of this formula. Consider selecting for either CE or BW, not both, because doing both over-emphasizes BW." [url=http://www.starlakecattleranch.com/page.html?action=read&id=10]http://www.starlakecattleranch.com/page ... read&id=10[/url] [/QUOTE]
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