Hereford maternal epds

[Red Bull Breeder]

i stand corrected as Tophand did offer up a char bull in a post to day.

 

[JHH]

I have mostly angus cattle look for bull to breed cows ai for heifer calfs

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Big time calving ease and growth combination based on over 18,000 calves in nearly 2,000 herds
Calves are wide based, square and correct with added thickness - Ranks in the top 10 for both Muscle (+1.2) and Capacity (+2.2) on the latest GTS Evaluation with 201 progeny evaluated
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AMERICAN ANGUS SIRE SUMMARY SPRING 2009 TRAIT CED BW WW YW YH SC
EPD +14 -1.3 +55 +100 -0.2 +1.75
ACC .95 .98 .97 .95 .95 .95
Individual Performance
BW 77
205 766 111 ratio
365 1,286 106 ratio
SC 40.5 12 Mo.
YFS/FS N/A
Weight 2,100 Mat.
Height 58 Mat.
Born: 2/18/01
TRAIT CEM MILK H/Dt MW MH HPG DOC
EPD +13 +24 195 +51 +0.5 +5 19
ACC .72 .79 590 .70 .70 .50 .90

TRAIT CW MARB REA FAT Grp/Pg Str B/Hfr
EPD +4 +.56 +.05 +.039 19 60 2635
ACC .58 .64 .64 .58 38 25 7654
$ VALUES
$EN $W $G $B
+0.27 +37.62 +27.07 +43.20

Calving Ease:

Carcass Merit:

1. MYTTY IN FOCUS has a Calving Ease Direct CED of +14 with a BW of -1.3 --what more could you ask for??? accuracies also in the 95-98% RANGE
OUR 2008 MYTTY CALVES AVG WEANING WEIGHTS WERE BULLS> 730 / HEIFERS 680
YEARLING WEIGHTS ON MYTTY BULLS HAVE BEEN IN THE 12'S ON FORAGE BASED MGMT

ALSO BON VIEW NEW DESIGN 1407 LEADS THE WAY IN CED ALSO

I know most of you use calve ease bulls BUT does this affect the pelvis area in those resulting heifers?

I believe it does.

 

[greenwillowhereford II]

Continuous selection for low BW without closely watching pelvic area and selecting for it is a train wreck waiting to happen. I knew an AI tech that said he worked for a ranch with a breed known for its low BW bulls, and they selected so exclusively for low BW until they were pulling 60# calves from heifers with too small pelvic areas.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

If you don't use it you lose it. I don't push heavy birth weights but don't use light weights. i like the middle of the road.

 

[JHH]

If you don't use it you lose it. I don't push heavy birth weights but don't use light weights. i like the middle of the road.

That is what I say. What is wrong with average. I realize we need low birth weight to bring the big birth weight calves down. But getting into the Neg numbers I think is excessive. I did A-I to Tradition this year and his B.W. is neg but that was just because he was cheap to use. I just used him on the cross bred cows and dont plan on keeping anything out of them unless they are really good.

 

[greenwillowhereford II]

If you don't use it you lose it. I don't push heavy birth weights but don't use light weights. i like the middle of the road.

I agree. I make no effort to get BW below 70#, or above 90#.