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<blockquote data-quote="RD-Sam" data-source="post: 678700" data-attributes="member: 7927"><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Chasing EPD's do not cause defects, you can chase EPD's on lines or animals with no defects all you want and you won't cause defects by doing so. The defects come from breeding two carriers together, not breeding two of the same types of EPD's. You can weed out the diseases by culling the carriers from linebred animals, then you should be left with the traits you desire, without the disease. :nod:</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="RD-Sam, post: 678700, member: 7927"] 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.[/quote] Chasing EPD's do not cause defects, you can chase EPD's on lines or animals with no defects all you want and you won't cause defects by doing so. The defects come from breeding two carriers together, not breeding two of the same types of EPD's. You can weed out the diseases by culling the carriers from linebred animals, then you should be left with the traits you desire, without the disease. :nod: [/QUOTE]
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