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<blockquote data-quote="robert" data-source="post: 974418" data-attributes="member: 9171"><p>My focus is on sustainable production which is defined by evaluation of the performance of calves combined with the maternal efficiency of the cow herd, defined primarily by fertility and reproduction but also includes the utility of their production (is it saleable/ marketable/ consistent with the goals of the herd?)</p><p> </p><p>Through consistent selection pressure over time you allow nature to replicate what works and eliminate what doesn't. </p><p></p><p>There is way too much concern about paper values attributed to breeding stock which function perfectly well but are then construed to be too low or too high according to what is perceived to be a 'good' number. </p><p></p><p>If your cattle are working at a level where their utilization of the available resources is converted efficiently into saleable ( or retainable) production does it really matter what the milk EPD is? If more of the registered business focused on repeatable genetics instead of coffee shop bs bragging about the latest, greatest perhaps more real value would flow to the commercial sector?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robert, post: 974418, member: 9171"] My focus is on sustainable production which is defined by evaluation of the performance of calves combined with the maternal efficiency of the cow herd, defined primarily by fertility and reproduction but also includes the utility of their production (is it saleable/ marketable/ consistent with the goals of the herd?) Through consistent selection pressure over time you allow nature to replicate what works and eliminate what doesn't. There is way too much concern about paper values attributed to breeding stock which function perfectly well but are then construed to be too low or too high according to what is perceived to be a 'good' number. If your cattle are working at a level where their utilization of the available resources is converted efficiently into saleable ( or retainable) production does it really matter what the milk EPD is? If more of the registered business focused on repeatable genetics instead of coffee shop bs bragging about the latest, greatest perhaps more real value would flow to the commercial sector? [/QUOTE]
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