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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1136"><p>what if the dam and sire came from a multi<br>breeding operation and have no epds. Same ?<br>What % does birth weight, 205da. and other item<br>play in calculating epds.: epd's are calculated by taking 1/2 of each of theBasic parents and adding them together. <p>: Other factors like individual performance and sibling performance will then affect that basic epd.<p>: For example a cow with a birth weight epd of +4 mated to a bull with a birth weight epd of +6 would give the calf a basic epd of (+2 and +3) +5. If the calf was above the breed average or below by several pounds that basic epd would be adjusted, and the accuracy raised.<p>: Jason Trowbridge<br>: Southern Angus Farms<br>: Alberta Canada<p></p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sowders@hyperaction.net">sowders@hyperaction.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1136"] what if the dam and sire came from a multi<br>breeding operation and have no epds. Same ?<br>What % does birth weight, 205da. and other item<br>play in calculating epds.: epd's are calculated by taking 1/2 of each of theBasic parents and adding them together. <p>: Other factors like individual performance and sibling performance will then affect that basic epd.<p>: For example a cow with a birth weight epd of +4 mated to a bull with a birth weight epd of +6 would give the calf a basic epd of (+2 and +3) +5. If the calf was above the breed average or below by several pounds that basic epd would be adjusted, and the accuracy raised.<p>: Jason Trowbridge<br>: Southern Angus Farms<br>: Alberta Canada<p> <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [email=sowders@hyperaction.net]sowders@hyperaction.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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