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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 54988" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Angus EPD averages on milk is 18 for current sires and 16 for current dams. There's another figure for non-parent bulls and cows. I don't know what it is, but it's probably around those numbers. Milk is about the only EPD below aveage that doesn't bother me. We run our cows mostly on native grass pastures, rotational grazing, no supplement as long as the grass is good. We've found that cows with milk EPDs in the teens work best for us. We have had a few cows with milk in the 20s that were able to produce a big calf and get bred back. If you live in an area that has a lot of rain and you have plenty of forage, higher milk EPDs generally mean a heavier calf at weaning. Is the sale catalog you're looking at online? If so, someone here might be able to discuss the good/bad points of what you're interested in. Scrotal EPDs are important. For those heifers with no scrotal EPD, you might be able to look up their sire on the <a href="http://www.angus.org" target="_blank">http://www.angus.org</a> site and get some info there. Good luck....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 54988, member: 13"] Angus EPD averages on milk is 18 for current sires and 16 for current dams. There's another figure for non-parent bulls and cows. I don't know what it is, but it's probably around those numbers. Milk is about the only EPD below aveage that doesn't bother me. We run our cows mostly on native grass pastures, rotational grazing, no supplement as long as the grass is good. We've found that cows with milk EPDs in the teens work best for us. We have had a few cows with milk in the 20s that were able to produce a big calf and get bred back. If you live in an area that has a lot of rain and you have plenty of forage, higher milk EPDs generally mean a heavier calf at weaning. Is the sale catalog you're looking at online? If so, someone here might be able to discuss the good/bad points of what you're interested in. Scrotal EPDs are important. For those heifers with no scrotal EPD, you might be able to look up their sire on the [url=http://www.angus.org]http://www.angus.org[/url] site and get some info there. Good luck.... [/QUOTE]
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