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EPD single trait rejection?
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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1372456" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>While we do use EPDs as part of our selection and management process I'm going to throw a sports analogy out here with the use of EPDs... How many times do you hear people hype up a sports team in the preseason saying "they look great on paper" meaning the stats they put up the previous season combined with the hype or potential people think they have means they should have a great season then once the season gets going and the team doesn't live up on the hype you see that's all they had was a good team "on paper." Can say the same in the registered cattle business too, you can mix and match EPDs all you want in matings and get a result that looks good on paper but it doesn't ammount to much if that animal does not perform.</p><p></p><p>When looking at registered cattle on paper you have to be able to read a pedigree and know something about them to get a read on what kind of genetics are behind that animal. When looking at a bull you want to see some proven sires and some females that have been productive and have some longevity to have any faith in those EPDs. You can make a mistake on a female and only have to deal with culling her and her calves for it but if you miss on a bull you have a lot more mistakes sired by him to deal with along with having to look for a replacement sire too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1372456, member: 20580"] While we do use EPDs as part of our selection and management process I'm going to throw a sports analogy out here with the use of EPDs... How many times do you hear people hype up a sports team in the preseason saying "they look great on paper" meaning the stats they put up the previous season combined with the hype or potential people think they have means they should have a great season then once the season gets going and the team doesn't live up on the hype you see that's all they had was a good team "on paper." Can say the same in the registered cattle business too, you can mix and match EPDs all you want in matings and get a result that looks good on paper but it doesn't ammount to much if that animal does not perform. When looking at registered cattle on paper you have to be able to read a pedigree and know something about them to get a read on what kind of genetics are behind that animal. When looking at a bull you want to see some proven sires and some females that have been productive and have some longevity to have any faith in those EPDs. You can make a mistake on a female and only have to deal with culling her and her calves for it but if you miss on a bull you have a lot more mistakes sired by him to deal with along with having to look for a replacement sire too. [/QUOTE]
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