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EPDs (again.....) those who follow and those who don't
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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1716135" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>As has been said, EPD's are a tool, and in my opinion a very overrated and misused tool. Birth weight and CED numbers on a fairly proven bull are in my mind about the only credible EPD's. The growth WW and YW maybe somewhat, There are a lot of management factors that affect all those numbers and there can be a wild swing of results from one place to another, even if the recorded information is truly accurate. </p><p>Our way of thinking is that animal husbandry is a fine art, and shouldn't be made into rocket science. </p><p>People used to somehow select cattle that worked for them just on past knowledge and visual appraisal. Now we are made go believe that a bunch of numbers are where it's at. I can't help but believe thst we have created a lot more problems by trying to make it a numbers game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1716135, member: 24816"] As has been said, EPD’s are a tool, and in my opinion a very overrated and misused tool. Birth weight and CED numbers on a fairly proven bull are in my mind about the only credible EPD’s. The growth WW and YW maybe somewhat, There are a lot of management factors that affect all those numbers and there can be a wild swing of results from one place to another, even if the recorded information is truly accurate. Our way of thinking is that animal husbandry is a fine art, and shouldn’t be made into rocket science. People used to somehow select cattle that worked for them just on past knowledge and visual appraisal. Now we are made go believe that a bunch of numbers are where it’s at. I can’t help but believe thst we have created a lot more problems by trying to make it a numbers game. [/QUOTE]
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