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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 366385" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>No. You need to use a -1.7 Gelbvieh bull to equal an Angus with <strong>a 3 BW EPD</strong>. Look at the link. To use this chart to compare bulls of different breeds, you add the EPD of the bull you're interested in to the adjustment factor in the chart. Angus has an adjustment of 0. So if you use an Angus bull with an EPD of 0, there's no adjustment. If you use a Gelbvieh with a BW EPD of 0, you add the 4.7 adjustment. </p><p></p><p>And yes. You'd need a -4.7 Gelbvieh to equal an Angus with a 0 BW EPD, according to this <strong>MARC</strong> chart.</p><p></p><p>I can't speak for calving ease in Gelbviehs, but I seriously doubt they're easier calving than Angus. That's why I suggest you talk with someone from the breed assn or check out their website and see if they have a recommendation about BW EPDs to use on heifers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 366385, member: 13"] No. You need to use a -1.7 Gelbvieh bull to equal an Angus with [b]a 3 BW EPD[/b]. Look at the link. To use this chart to compare bulls of different breeds, you add the EPD of the bull you're interested in to the adjustment factor in the chart. Angus has an adjustment of 0. So if you use an Angus bull with an EPD of 0, there's no adjustment. If you use a Gelbvieh with a BW EPD of 0, you add the 4.7 adjustment. And yes. You'd need a -4.7 Gelbvieh to equal an Angus with a 0 BW EPD, according to this [b]MARC[/b] chart. I can't speak for calving ease in Gelbviehs, but I seriously doubt they're easier calving than Angus. That's why I suggest you talk with someone from the breed assn or check out their website and see if they have a recommendation about BW EPDs to use on heifers. [/QUOTE]
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