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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 447977" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Am I confused or are you confused? The numbers in the across breed EPDs are adjustment factors. You add them to the EPDs of bulls that you're comparing against each other. If I read this link right, this bull has a 3.2 BW EPD. If you add the 4.7 Gelbvieh adjustment factor, you'll get 7.9, not "below Angus average". The average Angus BW EPD is about 2.2, not to be confused with 0. </p><p></p><p>And what Dun said about milk. Milk is a good thing. You get bigger calves from milky cows. But it's not free. A lactating heifer is still growing. She uses the feed she consumes to first, maintain herself, second, grow, third, nurse a calf, and last of all put on condition to breed back for another calf.</p><p></p><p>You'll see a lot of people on these boards talking about big cows. But if you're planning to sell bulls, you need to find out what kind of bulls commercial cattlemen in your area are looking for. In my area, they like big bulls. Try to get out to some bull sales this fall and see what sort of bulls are bringing the best money in your area. </p><p></p><p>Across Breed EPDs:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/54380000/GPE/AB_EPD2006News.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Pl ... 06News.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 447977, member: 13"] Am I confused or are you confused? The numbers in the across breed EPDs are adjustment factors. You add them to the EPDs of bulls that you're comparing against each other. If I read this link right, this bull has a 3.2 BW EPD. If you add the 4.7 Gelbvieh adjustment factor, you'll get 7.9, not "below Angus average". The average Angus BW EPD is about 2.2, not to be confused with 0. And what Dun said about milk. Milk is a good thing. You get bigger calves from milky cows. But it's not free. A lactating heifer is still growing. She uses the feed she consumes to first, maintain herself, second, grow, third, nurse a calf, and last of all put on condition to breed back for another calf. You'll see a lot of people on these boards talking about big cows. But if you're planning to sell bulls, you need to find out what kind of bulls commercial cattlemen in your area are looking for. In my area, they like big bulls. Try to get out to some bull sales this fall and see what sort of bulls are bringing the best money in your area. Across Breed EPDs: [url=http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/54380000/GPE/AB_EPD2006News.pdf]http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Pl ... 06News.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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