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EPD's What Do They Mean?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 168984" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Yes, feed makes a big difference of BW, BUT, as we keep saying, EPD's are for you to COMPARE one bull to the next.</p><p>OK, you breed 1/2 your heifers to bull A that has a +2 BW epd, and 1/2 your heifers to bull B that has a +7 BW. ALL HEIFERS are FED EXACTLY the same way (pig fat or bone skinny). The heifers bred to Bull A 'SHOULD" average 5 pounds LIGHTER than the Bull B calves.</p><p>Now if you only breed 2 heifers, no, this won't happen. Odds are agains it, because remember the BW is affected by the dams genes. But over 100 'like' heifers, this is what you can EXPECT to happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 168984, member: 968"] Yes, feed makes a big difference of BW, BUT, as we keep saying, EPD's are for you to COMPARE one bull to the next. OK, you breed 1/2 your heifers to bull A that has a +2 BW epd, and 1/2 your heifers to bull B that has a +7 BW. ALL HEIFERS are FED EXACTLY the same way (pig fat or bone skinny). The heifers bred to Bull A 'SHOULD" average 5 pounds LIGHTER than the Bull B calves. Now if you only breed 2 heifers, no, this won't happen. Odds are agains it, because remember the BW is affected by the dams genes. But over 100 'like' heifers, this is what you can EXPECT to happen. [/QUOTE]
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