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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 39816" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>I'm sorry, Michelle, but EPDs should not vary from herd to herd (of the same breed). EPDs are what allow you to compare animals that have been managed differently. EPDs are about eight times more reliable as indicators of a bull's genetic potential than his own performance. His own performance is where differences in management come into play. It's true that the accuracy figure is important in EPDs, but if someone is buying a yearling bull for use on a commercial cow herd, chances of finding a bull with accuracies above .30 aren't very good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 39816, member: 13"] I'm sorry, Michelle, but EPDs should not vary from herd to herd (of the same breed). EPDs are what allow you to compare animals that have been managed differently. EPDs are about eight times more reliable as indicators of a bull's genetic potential than his own performance. His own performance is where differences in management come into play. It's true that the accuracy figure is important in EPDs, but if someone is buying a yearling bull for use on a commercial cow herd, chances of finding a bull with accuracies above .30 aren't very good. [/QUOTE]
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