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Out of Comrade--Need Replacement Ideas
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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1353559" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>If you believe in EPDs, the bulls actual and individual BW is of no interest to you as the BW and CED EPDs are the gospel.</p><p></p><p>Slight movements in EPDs mean nothing. Nobody can describe an animal with a DOC of 17 vs. one that is 22.</p><p></p><p>If you are using only AI bulls to increase sales, it does not matter as much as to what you like as to what sells well in your area: herd prefixes, bull names, ...</p><p></p><p>If you have the choice of a proven bull that is good due to some knows by you and neighbors but not the fair hair child of the big dogs or an unproven bull with great numbers, high publicity and low accuracy, go with the old bull.</p><p></p><p>Like you have noted the softness of a swayback bull, also find out about feet, legs, daughters' fertility and udders. Those faults will haunt you for a long time and make your cattle painful to own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1353559, member: 24565"] If you believe in EPDs, the bulls actual and individual BW is of no interest to you as the BW and CED EPDs are the gospel. Slight movements in EPDs mean nothing. Nobody can describe an animal with a DOC of 17 vs. one that is 22. If you are using only AI bulls to increase sales, it does not matter as much as to what you like as to what sells well in your area: herd prefixes, bull names, ... If you have the choice of a proven bull that is good due to some knows by you and neighbors but not the fair hair child of the big dogs or an unproven bull with great numbers, high publicity and low accuracy, go with the old bull. Like you have noted the softness of a swayback bull, also find out about feet, legs, daughters' fertility and udders. Those faults will haunt you for a long time and make your cattle painful to own. [/QUOTE]
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