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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 40096" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Krebs got caught, too. Are you ignoring that?</p><p></p><p>As la4angus said earlier, an individual's own performance is a drop in the bucket as far as his EPDs are concerned. EPDs take performance info from his sire, dam, sisters, half sisters, brothers, half brothers, cousins, aunts and uncles, etc. The accuracy of EPDs is important. The Angus Assn starting holding that accuracy to .85 until data being reported was from multiple breeders, not just the owners. I generally don't use bulls until their accuracy is in the 90s. We're going to make an exception and try the ABS bull New Level in the spring. If anyone has any info him, good or bad, please let me know. </p><p></p><p>Why would you say that "Smaller breeders , closed herds, uniform bunches of cattle, these are all fair game for the larger ranches that as you said play fast and loose with their epd game."?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 40096, member: 13"] Krebs got caught, too. Are you ignoring that? As la4angus said earlier, an individual's own performance is a drop in the bucket as far as his EPDs are concerned. EPDs take performance info from his sire, dam, sisters, half sisters, brothers, half brothers, cousins, aunts and uncles, etc. The accuracy of EPDs is important. The Angus Assn starting holding that accuracy to .85 until data being reported was from multiple breeders, not just the owners. I generally don't use bulls until their accuracy is in the 90s. We're going to make an exception and try the ABS bull New Level in the spring. If anyone has any info him, good or bad, please let me know. Why would you say that "Smaller breeders , closed herds, uniform bunches of cattle, these are all fair game for the larger ranches that as you said play fast and loose with their epd game."? [/QUOTE]
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