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<blockquote data-quote="Dale L" data-source="post: 1221510" data-attributes="member: 21260"><p>Epd's can be a useful tool if you trust the breeder or breeders doing the reporting. I am very skeptical when it comes to epd's and I am probably in the minority here. Went and looked at a bull a year or so ago. Everything this guy had was low bw. However when he described his process immediately after birth he said I watch the cow through my binoculars until she has the calf then I slip up behind her and tag it and get out of there and leave em alone. So my thought is when do you get the weight. Apparently an estimate is close enough if you've been around cattle all your life! So epd's are only as accurate as the one doing the reporting. People in general are just too greedy to put too much stock in epd's. With low bw being all the rage right now I can't believe that people aren't reporting their calves a little lighter than they may be. Now I know some are honest. I guess if I was going to put much trust in epd's it would be a high use high accuracy bull that others I know have used and give me some info on their calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dale L, post: 1221510, member: 21260"] Epd's can be a useful tool if you trust the breeder or breeders doing the reporting. I am very skeptical when it comes to epd's and I am probably in the minority here. Went and looked at a bull a year or so ago. Everything this guy had was low bw. However when he described his process immediately after birth he said I watch the cow through my binoculars until she has the calf then I slip up behind her and tag it and get out of there and leave em alone. So my thought is when do you get the weight. Apparently an estimate is close enough if you've been around cattle all your life! So epd's are only as accurate as the one doing the reporting. People in general are just too greedy to put too much stock in epd's. With low bw being all the rage right now I can't believe that people aren't reporting their calves a little lighter than they may be. Now I know some are honest. I guess if I was going to put much trust in epd's it would be a high use high accuracy bull that others I know have used and give me some info on their calves. [/QUOTE]
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