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<blockquote data-quote="Aero" data-source="post: 330111" data-attributes="member: 2076"><p>one way to put this stuff into perspective is to look at percentiles.</p><p></p><p>BW - +6.0 : bottom 5% for low birth weight. this means that 95% of the registered Angus bulls in America have a lower birth weight. Using across breed adjustments, you can turn than Angus BW into the Brahman equivalent by subtracting 12.5 from the birth weight. so, this BW would be equivalent to a Brahman BW EPD of -6.5. what kind of bull shave ben using?</p><p></p><p>WW - +43 : top 35% for high weaning weight. a bit above average (+40)</p><p></p><p>YW - +73 : top 55% for high yearling weight. just below average (+74)</p><p></p><p>Milk - +25 : top 15% for high milk. quite a bit above average. if you are selling all of your calves (including heifers), Milk wont matter one bit.</p><p></p><p></p><p>references - </p><p><a href="http://www.angus.org/sireeval/brekdown.html?epd_parent_ct=4" target="_blank">http://www.angus.org/sireeval/brekdown. ... arent_ct=4</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/54380000/GPE/AB_EPD2006News.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Pl ... 06News.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aero, post: 330111, member: 2076"] one way to put this stuff into perspective is to look at percentiles. BW - +6.0 : bottom 5% for low birth weight. this means that 95% of the registered Angus bulls in America have a lower birth weight. Using across breed adjustments, you can turn than Angus BW into the Brahman equivalent by subtracting 12.5 from the birth weight. so, this BW would be equivalent to a Brahman BW EPD of -6.5. what kind of bull shave ben using? WW - +43 : top 35% for high weaning weight. a bit above average (+40) YW - +73 : top 55% for high yearling weight. just below average (+74) Milk - +25 : top 15% for high milk. quite a bit above average. if you are selling all of your calves (including heifers), Milk wont matter one bit. references - [url=http://www.angus.org/sireeval/brekdown.html?epd_parent_ct=4]http://www.angus.org/sireeval/brekdown. ... arent_ct=4[/url] [url=http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/54380000/GPE/AB_EPD2006News.pdf]http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Pl ... 06News.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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