Herefords.US
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3waycross":1q7bikdj said:Herefords.US":1q7bikdj said:3waycross":1q7bikdj said:I sure would like to see that in writing from a reputable source. If you are to be believed then there is NO explanation for this cow raising big healthy calves every year since she is 3 points below breed avg.
How about the accuracy level on her milk EPDs? I haven't seen EPDs on a cow yet whose accuracy levels were high enough to really be reliable (.6 or higher)
George
I question that also. I also question that the epd's from one breed are movable to another breed. I have seen a LOT of Gelbvieh cows with below breed avg epd's for milk ,that milk like crazy. That's kinda where I was headed in the first post. I really don't think that a lot of these epd's we see are accurate.
If they were in the case of bulls like Elk Creek Bronco. Their dtrs would NEVER be able to raise a calf.
There may be some Angus cows out there whose EPDs cross that .6 accuracy threshold. But there are Hereford donor cows with 50 progeny or more who don't. And I'll wager it is the same for any other breed - with the possible exception of Angus. EPDs on cows (and unproven bulls) are very little more than speculation and your odds of their being right are much worse than what you'd get on the gaming tables at the casino. The only thing they are really good for is to "sell" her progeny off to someone who's been misinformed that they actually mean something and have some reliability.
George