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<blockquote data-quote="crop/hail" data-source="post: 1384724" data-attributes="member: 24820"><p>Some people get so wrapped up in EPD's that they cant see the fire for the smoke!! Are EPD's a useful tool? Yes, to some degree. It depends on what your trying to do with your cow herd. If you are running a registered herd or you are trying to sell replacements or actually feeding out and marketing your calves for beef then EPD's are a useful tool. If you are the average guy who has commercial cows and hauls his calves to the sale barn then you don't need to get too wrapped up in EPD's. You may look at calving ease and weaning weight but other than that, you just need to buy the best bull that you can afford. I get a laugh out of guys who look at every epd possible on a bull and pass up on a really good "Phenotype" bull to buy a POS "phenotype" that has damn good numbers!! </p><p>The other thing is that if you have commercial cows and have no idea about their epd's and you market your calves at auction then what difference does it make about the bull? Just buy the best one that you can afford.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crop/hail, post: 1384724, member: 24820"] Some people get so wrapped up in EPD's that they cant see the fire for the smoke!! Are EPD's a useful tool? Yes, to some degree. It depends on what your trying to do with your cow herd. If you are running a registered herd or you are trying to sell replacements or actually feeding out and marketing your calves for beef then EPD's are a useful tool. If you are the average guy who has commercial cows and hauls his calves to the sale barn then you don't need to get too wrapped up in EPD's. You may look at calving ease and weaning weight but other than that, you just need to buy the best bull that you can afford. I get a laugh out of guys who look at every epd possible on a bull and pass up on a really good "Phenotype" bull to buy a POS "phenotype" that has damn good numbers!! The other thing is that if you have commercial cows and have no idea about their epd's and you market your calves at auction then what difference does it make about the bull? Just buy the best one that you can afford. [/QUOTE]
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