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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 69298" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Sorry, but I disagree with this statement. EPD's are a national figure, representing stats turned in all over the nation. Even if that bull hasn't had offspring, his EPD's are based on stats for all his parentage, not JUST the herd he was born on. His herd is just one drop in a huge bucket.</p><p>Now his "in herd" ratio is strickly based on the herd he was born in. Like if he had a 106 BW <strong>index</strong>, that meant his BW was 6% better (smaller) than the herd average. So if the herd average was 80# (100% index) than his BW was less that 80#.</p><p>EPD's and his actual BW are <strong>TOOLS</strong> to support his ability to have low birth weights. BUT, you still have to LOOK at the bull. No matter what the stats say about the bull, if he has large shoulders and/or bigger than normal head, I would never consider him an easy calver. No matter what the BW is, if they come out like a box, they don't fit through the hole very well. You need wedge shaped sires. Huge back end, tapering to a small front end.</p><p>Just my thoughts on this.</p><p>Oops, my computer just went "off line" - I may have this posted twice, sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 69298, member: 968"] Sorry, but I disagree with this statement. EPD's are a national figure, representing stats turned in all over the nation. Even if that bull hasn't had offspring, his EPD's are based on stats for all his parentage, not JUST the herd he was born on. His herd is just one drop in a huge bucket. Now his "in herd" ratio is strickly based on the herd he was born in. Like if he had a 106 BW [b]index[/b], that meant his BW was 6% better (smaller) than the herd average. So if the herd average was 80# (100% index) than his BW was less that 80#. EPD's and his actual BW are [b]TOOLS[/b] to support his ability to have low birth weights. BUT, you still have to LOOK at the bull. No matter what the stats say about the bull, if he has large shoulders and/or bigger than normal head, I would never consider him an easy calver. No matter what the BW is, if they come out like a box, they don't fit through the hole very well. You need wedge shaped sires. Huge back end, tapering to a small front end. Just my thoughts on this. Oops, my computer just went "off line" - I may have this posted twice, sorry. [/QUOTE]
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