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<blockquote data-quote="Cattleman200" data-source="post: 747202" data-attributes="member: 951"><p>The "baseline" as it has been referred to on this post would be the BW average for a given breed I am assuming. The BW average can change from time to time in a given breed based on birthweights turned in from many different breeders. Several breeds , and a couple I am familiar with ( Angus & Limousin) actually update their EPD`s every six months based on all information turned in on calves out of all the different herd sires. Over time the more information on calves from a bull and from his daughters and sons calves turned in the more accurate the EPD`s become. While not always as accurate as we might like this is one of the best tools we have when selecting sires to use on heifers. You also have to remember that the bull is only half of the equation and also how the bred females are managed before they calve determines BW size of the calves. </p><p></p><p>Circle H Ranch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cattleman200, post: 747202, member: 951"] The "baseline" as it has been referred to on this post would be the BW average for a given breed I am assuming. The BW average can change from time to time in a given breed based on birthweights turned in from many different breeders. Several breeds , and a couple I am familiar with ( Angus & Limousin) actually update their EPD`s every six months based on all information turned in on calves out of all the different herd sires. Over time the more information on calves from a bull and from his daughters and sons calves turned in the more accurate the EPD`s become. While not always as accurate as we might like this is one of the best tools we have when selecting sires to use on heifers. You also have to remember that the bull is only half of the equation and also how the bred females are managed before they calve determines BW size of the calves. Circle H Ranch [/QUOTE]
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