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marbling epds versus IMF ultrasounds
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<blockquote data-quote="MikeC" data-source="post: 146910" data-attributes="member: 1604"><p>I use Craig Hays from Criticalinsights/Ultrainsights as a technician and discussed this at length when I did ultrasound the Friday before Thanksgiving.</p><p></p><p>Ribeye Area/Marbling is a fairly "cut and dry" science using ultrasound if all the equipment is calibrated properly and the lab is on the same page as the technician. The software available today for measuring is much more accurate than just a few years ago.</p><p></p><p>One of the problems Craig sees is that many seedstock producers are ultrasounding bulls only which leaves the cows out of the equation, thereby lengthening the time for accuracies needed in predicting EPD's..</p><p></p><p>As in any EPD models, the more information put in the system, the higher the accuracy.</p><p></p><p>Ultrasound those heifers too guys........it'll pay off in the long run!</p><p></p><p>Animal Science Professor Lisa Kriese-Anderson at Auburn told me a few months ago that DNA markers for carcass merit is only 6% accurate at this time and can only be used in conjunction with ultrasound data for EPD's because of all the unknowns in the biology/DNA process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeC, post: 146910, member: 1604"] I use Craig Hays from Criticalinsights/Ultrainsights as a technician and discussed this at length when I did ultrasound the Friday before Thanksgiving. Ribeye Area/Marbling is a fairly "cut and dry" science using ultrasound if all the equipment is calibrated properly and the lab is on the same page as the technician. The software available today for measuring is much more accurate than just a few years ago. One of the problems Craig sees is that many seedstock producers are ultrasounding bulls only which leaves the cows out of the equation, thereby lengthening the time for accuracies needed in predicting EPD's.. As in any EPD models, the more information put in the system, the higher the accuracy. Ultrasound those heifers too guys........it'll pay off in the long run! Animal Science Professor Lisa Kriese-Anderson at Auburn told me a few months ago that DNA markers for carcass merit is only 6% accurate at this time and can only be used in conjunction with ultrasound data for EPD's because of all the unknowns in the biology/DNA process. [/QUOTE]
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