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Polled Hereford EPD's which would you buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="txag" data-source="post: 134380" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>i will start off by saying that i commend you, Alan, for wanting to increase your knowledge & understanding of epd's, but i don't think anyone could tell you which one to buy from the epd's alone. even with the scant pedigree information, it'd be a hard call, and i agree with Brandon in that they're all so close, there's really no reason to choose one over the other from the epd's alone.</p><p> </p><p>i'm guessing these are heifers? you first mention "open cows" & then call them heifers. were they born in Jan '05?</p><p></p><p>if they're heifers, as almost everyone else has suggested, i'd look at conformation, performance data (do you have actual weights on them?), birth & weaning ratios, & pigment. also, look at the dams (if you have the opportunity) & look at the same things as well as udders.</p><p></p><p>you also mention not recognizing some of the bloodlines in some of the pedigrees. maybe someone else can help you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="txag, post: 134380, member: 8"] i will start off by saying that i commend you, Alan, for wanting to increase your knowledge & understanding of epd's, but i don't think anyone could tell you which one to buy from the epd's alone. even with the scant pedigree information, it'd be a hard call, and i agree with Brandon in that they're all so close, there's really no reason to choose one over the other from the epd's alone. i'm guessing these are heifers? you first mention "open cows" & then call them heifers. were they born in Jan '05? if they're heifers, as almost everyone else has suggested, i'd look at conformation, performance data (do you have actual weights on them?), birth & weaning ratios, & pigment. also, look at the dams (if you have the opportunity) & look at the same things as well as udders. you also mention not recognizing some of the bloodlines in some of the pedigrees. maybe someone else can help you? [/QUOTE]
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