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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 746295" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>EPDs will never tell you what something will weigh at any time. They just tell you that if you breed a bull with a BW EPD (for example) of 5 to a cow, you'd EXPECT the calf to weigh 5 more lbs at birth than if you bred that same cow (same conditions) to a bull with a BW EPD of 0. Here's a link to the International Brangus Breeders Assn. Maybe you can find the answer to your question there. But my best suggestion is to repost this thread on the "Breeds" board here at Cattle Today and put "Brangus EPDs" as the title. I think that board gets more traffic. There are Brangus breeders on the board and, hopefully, they'll be able to help you.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://gobrangus.com/" target="_blank">http://gobrangus.com/</a> </p><p></p><p>Also, here's a link to an explanation of Angus EPDs. The breeds all have different EPDs, but they work about the same, so it might help you understand the EPD concept.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.angus.org/Nce/Definitions.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.angus.org/Nce/Definitions.aspx</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 746295, member: 13"] EPDs will never tell you what something will weigh at any time. They just tell you that if you breed a bull with a BW EPD (for example) of 5 to a cow, you'd EXPECT the calf to weigh 5 more lbs at birth than if you bred that same cow (same conditions) to a bull with a BW EPD of 0. Here's a link to the International Brangus Breeders Assn. Maybe you can find the answer to your question there. But my best suggestion is to repost this thread on the "Breeds" board here at Cattle Today and put "Brangus EPDs" as the title. I think that board gets more traffic. There are Brangus breeders on the board and, hopefully, they'll be able to help you. [url=http://gobrangus.com/]http://gobrangus.com/[/url] Also, here's a link to an explanation of Angus EPDs. The breeds all have different EPDs, but they work about the same, so it might help you understand the EPD concept. [url=http://www.angus.org/Nce/Definitions.aspx]http://www.angus.org/Nce/Definitions.aspx[/url] [/QUOTE]
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