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<blockquote data-quote="knabe" data-source="post: 784732" data-attributes="member: 6727"><p>if there was no such thing as epistatsis and methylation, i would agree.</p><p></p><p>the point of epd's is not to identify outstanding genetics, but to avoid them as they are simply the opposite of poor genetics or combinations. the problem with making all genetics the same is that the market simply doesn't demand it. 50% of the market requires poor quality cattle.</p><p></p><p>one of the few guys in my area making money on cattle is a bottom feeder and never buys quality cattle as he seems to be able to buy low and sell medium with more profit from inputs than always buying "good" cattle with less margin for profit to the producer. the market is simply larger for lower quality cattle and there isn't a need for "higher" quality marbling cattle.</p><p></p><p>more and more is see less and less genetic effect and cost to improve it beyond the lower hanging fruit which doesn't appear to work across breeds at all very well.</p><p></p><p>by the way, MMI doesn't seem to prove it either as they went out of business.</p><p></p><p>some cattlemen see value in higher margins in lower quality cattle and see little value in epd's with low margins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="knabe, post: 784732, member: 6727"] if there was no such thing as epistatsis and methylation, i would agree. the point of epd's is not to identify outstanding genetics, but to avoid them as they are simply the opposite of poor genetics or combinations. the problem with making all genetics the same is that the market simply doesn't demand it. 50% of the market requires poor quality cattle. one of the few guys in my area making money on cattle is a bottom feeder and never buys quality cattle as he seems to be able to buy low and sell medium with more profit from inputs than always buying "good" cattle with less margin for profit to the producer. the market is simply larger for lower quality cattle and there isn't a need for "higher" quality marbling cattle. more and more is see less and less genetic effect and cost to improve it beyond the lower hanging fruit which doesn't appear to work across breeds at all very well. by the way, MMI doesn't seem to prove it either as they went out of business. some cattlemen see value in higher margins in lower quality cattle and see little value in epd's with low margins. [/QUOTE]
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