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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 773207" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>Perhaps I should clarify. We could just be arguing points of relevance.</p><p></p><p>I took a look and the sire of my foundation cows has fat EPDS that are in the top 2% of the breed for LOW fat(.76 accuracy). And the sire of my foundation sire has fat EPDs that in the top 25% of the breed (.75 accuracy). Both bulls are in the top 1% of the breed for REA, as well as the bottom 10% of the breed for IMF.</p><p></p><p>When I looked at the daughters (results of mating my foundation cows with my foundation sire) and how they fare in my grazing environment, I felt they could be improved by reducing frame, adding volume, and adding a healthy degree of "fluff" (fat), while maintaining their thickness of muscling. Those criteria were what I used as a basis to select the bull I bought from Star Lake. Thus far, the results of those matings have exceeded my expectations. The calves have the appearance of being easier fleshing and are generally more moderate in frame than their dams and also carry more volume. The true test comes when the first heifers from the matings calve in about a year.</p><p></p><p>From my perspective, because the sires and bloodlines I chose to use as my herd foundation were pretty widely used, and because I chose to concentrate on those lines in many of the herds I visited and the cattle I looked at, my impression is that these Hereford cattle could generally all benefit from an infusion of fat. And I stand by that belief! </p><p></p><p>I would say that's also true of Jim's bull - particularly if he had to live in my grazing environment. But probably not true of Jim's "target" cows.</p><p></p><p>George</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 773207, member: 3972"] Perhaps I should clarify. We could just be arguing points of relevance. I took a look and the sire of my foundation cows has fat EPDS that are in the top 2% of the breed for LOW fat(.76 accuracy). And the sire of my foundation sire has fat EPDs that in the top 25% of the breed (.75 accuracy). Both bulls are in the top 1% of the breed for REA, as well as the bottom 10% of the breed for IMF. When I looked at the daughters (results of mating my foundation cows with my foundation sire) and how they fare in my grazing environment, I felt they could be improved by reducing frame, adding volume, and adding a healthy degree of "fluff" (fat), while maintaining their thickness of muscling. Those criteria were what I used as a basis to select the bull I bought from Star Lake. Thus far, the results of those matings have exceeded my expectations. The calves have the appearance of being easier fleshing and are generally more moderate in frame than their dams and also carry more volume. The true test comes when the first heifers from the matings calve in about a year. From my perspective, because the sires and bloodlines I chose to use as my herd foundation were pretty widely used, and because I chose to concentrate on those lines in many of the herds I visited and the cattle I looked at, my impression is that these Hereford cattle could generally all benefit from an infusion of fat. And I stand by that belief! I would say that's also true of Jim's bull - particularly if he had to live in my grazing environment. But probably not true of Jim's "target" cows. George [/QUOTE]
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