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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 1293301" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>Looking at the low accuracy EPDs AND their performance pedigrees, there is not enough difference between these bulls in anything ON PAPER to hang your hat on. I would make my decision based on phenotype, disposition, and current size (taking into consideration there is a 3 month difference in age). Others have expressed concern about their BW and I will disagree with them - when it comes to breeding anything but heifers. They are pretty much the same in their BW, both being only slightly above breed and peer average, and should be OK to use on cows that have calved at least once.</p><p></p><p>This is a perfect example why I am so vocal concerning the way academics and CERTAIN breeders tout EPDs as a selection tool in selecting unproven bulls. You have to go back in these two bulls' pedigree 2 and 3 generations before you find any bulls in them that have EPDs with any reliable accuracy levels (.6 or higher). There is just not enough there to make any kind of reliable decision of choosing between these two bulls - based on numbers alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 1293301, member: 3972"] Looking at the low accuracy EPDs AND their performance pedigrees, there is not enough difference between these bulls in anything ON PAPER to hang your hat on. I would make my decision based on phenotype, disposition, and current size (taking into consideration there is a 3 month difference in age). Others have expressed concern about their BW and I will disagree with them - when it comes to breeding anything but heifers. They are pretty much the same in their BW, both being only slightly above breed and peer average, and should be OK to use on cows that have calved at least once. This is a perfect example why I am so vocal concerning the way academics and CERTAIN breeders tout EPDs as a selection tool in selecting unproven bulls. You have to go back in these two bulls' pedigree 2 and 3 generations before you find any bulls in them that have EPDs with any reliable accuracy levels (.6 or higher). There is just not enough there to make any kind of reliable decision of choosing between these two bulls - based on numbers alone. [/QUOTE]
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