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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 60722" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Well, of course, I cheat; we AI everything and generally don't use a bull until we've seen some offspring that peformed well on test. But I guess if I had to choose, I'd pick the bull with good EPDs. Research has shown over and over that EPDs are many times better indicators of a bull's potential than his own performance. And performance is very management related. "looked better" is in the eye of the beholder. EPDs take into consideration the performance of a bull's siblings. If I'm looking at cows, today I'd pick by pedigree. And this is all considering all the animals were sound, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 60722, member: 13"] Well, of course, I cheat; we AI everything and generally don't use a bull until we've seen some offspring that peformed well on test. But I guess if I had to choose, I'd pick the bull with good EPDs. Research has shown over and over that EPDs are many times better indicators of a bull's potential than his own performance. And performance is very management related. "looked better" is in the eye of the beholder. EPDs take into consideration the performance of a bull's siblings. If I'm looking at cows, today I'd pick by pedigree. And this is all considering all the animals were sound, etc. [/QUOTE]
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