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<blockquote data-quote="ollie&#039;" data-source="post: 167410" data-attributes="member: 2432"><p>Mike , I either don't understand or disagree. If a bull works well in Iowa with a high concentrate diet compared to another bull and you send those bulls to western Tx, I don't think the data would be accurate. For example bull A might be a high growth terminal type sire with a long side and big cannon bone and a 9 frame . Bull B might be a compact, deeper, thicker, more easy keeping bull. Both of these bulls theoretically could have +50 epd's when compared to Bull C who is a high proven sire from a stud. Their averages would stay at +50 as long as the two bulls A and B were used fairly equally across these two environments. If the west Texas cattleman used the gutless, high growth bull in his environment those lanky calves might would dry up and blow away compared to the moderate easy fleshing bull. The high growth bull would blow away our moderated bull on unlimited feed. Their epd's could be the same but they won't work the same on different farms all the time . You (as I know you are aware of) need to select bulls that work for your operation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie', post: 167410, member: 2432"] Mike , I either don't understand or disagree. If a bull works well in Iowa with a high concentrate diet compared to another bull and you send those bulls to western Tx, I don't think the data would be accurate. For example bull A might be a high growth terminal type sire with a long side and big cannon bone and a 9 frame . Bull B might be a compact, deeper, thicker, more easy keeping bull. Both of these bulls theoretically could have +50 epd's when compared to Bull C who is a high proven sire from a stud. Their averages would stay at +50 as long as the two bulls A and B were used fairly equally across these two environments. If the west Texas cattleman used the gutless, high growth bull in his environment those lanky calves might would dry up and blow away compared to the moderate easy fleshing bull. The high growth bull would blow away our moderated bull on unlimited feed. Their epd's could be the same but they won't work the same on different farms all the time . You (as I know you are aware of) need to select bulls that work for your operation. [/QUOTE]
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