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<blockquote data-quote="bigag03" data-source="post: 690413" data-attributes="member: 9247"><p>The number 1 thing to remember about EPDs as you start trying to figure them out is that they are a means of comparison ONLY. Without something to compare them to (another animal or breed average), they are just numbers on a page and mean absolutely nothing.</p><p></p><p>The reason many of us on the boards are able to talk about a set of EPDs when they are posted is because we have subconsiously programmed the breed averages into our head and this allows us discuss whether the numbers are "good" or "bad". Every breed is different so what may be a "good" number for a Hereford may be considered a "bad" number for an Angus because the breed averages are not the same.</p><p></p><p>The reason I keep putting the words good and bad in quotes is because it is all relative to our respective operations. We do not all select for the same things and do not all emphasize the same things, but we can get into that discussion another time.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck with your heifers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigag03, post: 690413, member: 9247"] The number 1 thing to remember about EPDs as you start trying to figure them out is that they are a means of comparison ONLY. Without something to compare them to (another animal or breed average), they are just numbers on a page and mean absolutely nothing. The reason many of us on the boards are able to talk about a set of EPDs when they are posted is because we have subconsiously programmed the breed averages into our head and this allows us discuss whether the numbers are "good" or "bad". Every breed is different so what may be a "good" number for a Hereford may be considered a "bad" number for an Angus because the breed averages are not the same. The reason I keep putting the words good and bad in quotes is because it is all relative to our respective operations. We do not all select for the same things and do not all emphasize the same things, but we can get into that discussion another time. Good Luck with your heifers! [/QUOTE]
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