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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1650076" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>Every thing that Katpau said. The 108 is a ratio, not a weight in pounds. If the 15 bulls in that group averaged 100 pounds of birth weight, then this bull had a 108 pound birth weight. If the 15 bulls averaged 75 pounds birth weight, then this bull had a 81 pound birth weight. From the information listed, you cannot determine the birth weight. Only that his birth weight was 8% more than the other bulls in that group and his weaning weight was 2% less than the others and yearling weight 4% less that the average of the others. </p><p>Point is that EPD values do not predict or calculate the numerical number for birth weight or weaning weight. You can compare EPD numbers between animals in the same breed to PREDICT the difference in pounds between animals (with everything else being equal). But not the absolute value which is so dependent on other environmental factors such as nutrition, weather, etc.</p><p>Other factor to be aware of is accuracy of the EPD. BW EPD accuracy here is 36% which is typical for a young animal with no or few progeny. When looking at EPD's, also look at the accuracy numbers. Even if EPD's are top 10% of the breed or bottom 10%, a low accuracy makes the numbers less dependable. The sire Resource has a BW accuracy of 98% based on 16,293 calves he sired. Accuracy is high, so you can pretty much count on Resource siring higher than average birth weights (and weaning weights and yearling weights).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1650076, member: 40418"] Every thing that Katpau said. The 108 is a ratio, not a weight in pounds. If the 15 bulls in that group averaged 100 pounds of birth weight, then this bull had a 108 pound birth weight. If the 15 bulls averaged 75 pounds birth weight, then this bull had a 81 pound birth weight. From the information listed, you cannot determine the birth weight. Only that his birth weight was 8% more than the other bulls in that group and his weaning weight was 2% less than the others and yearling weight 4% less that the average of the others. Point is that EPD values do not predict or calculate the numerical number for birth weight or weaning weight. You can compare EPD numbers between animals in the same breed to PREDICT the difference in pounds between animals (with everything else being equal). But not the absolute value which is so dependent on other environmental factors such as nutrition, weather, etc. Other factor to be aware of is accuracy of the EPD. BW EPD accuracy here is 36% which is typical for a young animal with no or few progeny. When looking at EPD's, also look at the accuracy numbers. Even if EPD's are top 10% of the breed or bottom 10%, a low accuracy makes the numbers less dependable. The sire Resource has a BW accuracy of 98% based on 16,293 calves he sired. Accuracy is high, so you can pretty much count on Resource siring higher than average birth weights (and weaning weights and yearling weights). [/QUOTE]
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