xbred":3v77e71n said:
the following is a quote from (IMO) a very very reliable and reputable seedstock breeder's advertisement in a breed magazine...."Breeding for EPDs instead of using common sense results in genetic defects coming to the forefront in many breeds. When developing your cattle program -think QUALITY, think....Breeder's name".
not trying to stir the pot, i would just like your comments on the quote..
I would have to disagree with the two of you. If there are people out chasing EPDs (and its no secret that there are) people are to be linebreeding a little too closely and bringing any genetic defects to the surface. Do the EPDs themselves directly cause genetic defaults, no; but in my opinion, people chasing EPDs will cause the number of cases of these defects to rise.
There have been people on here in the past that were mad because they can't register calves out of known carriers without getting them tested. Because it wasn't their fault that the show heifer they bought carried the defect, so they shouldn't have to deal with it.