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<blockquote data-quote="4Trancher" data-source="post: 368006" data-attributes="member: 6181"><p>Ok, i am trying to follow the Marc data to try to convert the Angus bulls EPDs to Gelbvieh EPDs and just not getting there. I have a balancer bull out of Bon View New Design 878 topside and JRI Barbie ET bottomside </p><p>Balancer Bull EPD's</p><p><a href="http://www.gelbvieh.org/search/animalinfo.asp?dataset=Winter%202007,%20Winter%202007&sire_reg=AMGV874934" target="_blank">http://www.gelbvieh.org/search/animalin ... AMGV874934</a></p><p>the balancer bull's BW EPD is 1.1, his sire (angus epd) BW is +1.5 and dam's (Gelbvieh EPD) BW is 5.5. By using the 4.7 BW adjustment as indicated in Marc data, I would add 4.7+5.5=10.2 Angus Epd. Then I would add 1.5 BW from the sire to the equation which equals 11.7 angus epd or by taking the 4.7 adjustment back off i should be at 7 gelbvieh BW epd, correct?? Yet the actual calf epd is 1.1?? Am I missing something here??</p><p></p><p>Sire EPD's</p><p> <a href="http://www.angus.org/common/epd_ped_dtl.html?A=0E061F55555E45425B58425858435F55405E4F425D4F4258520F&B=44415C43405B4042" target="_blank">http://www.angus.org/common/epd_ped_dtl ... 43405B4042</a></p><p>Dam EPD's</p><p><a href="http://www.gelbvieh.org/search/animalinfo.asp?sire_reg=AMGV428644" target="_blank">http://www.gelbvieh.org/search/animalin ... AMGV428644</a></p><p>Marc Data</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="4Trancher, post: 368006, member: 6181"] Ok, i am trying to follow the Marc data to try to convert the Angus bulls EPDs to Gelbvieh EPDs and just not getting there. I have a balancer bull out of Bon View New Design 878 topside and JRI Barbie ET bottomside Balancer Bull EPD's [url=http://www.gelbvieh.org/search/animalinfo.asp?dataset=Winter%202007,%20Winter%202007&sire_reg=AMGV874934]http://www.gelbvieh.org/search/animalin ... AMGV874934[/url] the balancer bull's BW EPD is 1.1, his sire (angus epd) BW is +1.5 and dam's (Gelbvieh EPD) BW is 5.5. By using the 4.7 BW adjustment as indicated in Marc data, I would add 4.7+5.5=10.2 Angus Epd. Then I would add 1.5 BW from the sire to the equation which equals 11.7 angus epd or by taking the 4.7 adjustment back off i should be at 7 gelbvieh BW epd, correct?? Yet the actual calf epd is 1.1?? Am I missing something here?? Sire EPD's [url=http://www.angus.org/common/epd_ped_dtl.html?A=0E061F55555E45425B58425858435F55405E4F425D4F4258520F&B=44415C43405B4042]http://www.angus.org/common/epd_ped_dtl ... 43405B4042[/url] Dam EPD's [url=http://www.gelbvieh.org/search/animalinfo.asp?sire_reg=AMGV428644]http://www.gelbvieh.org/search/animalin ... AMGV428644[/url] Marc Data [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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