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<blockquote data-quote="1848" data-source="post: 280626" data-attributes="member: 1303"><p>Statiscally, you are right George. The EPD accuracies you see on paper for cows will never reach the percentage we will see in bulls, (1500 calves reported on bulls vs 8 to 12 on cows and ET calves are not included in the data), but this is where using an animal season after season and comparing that animal's "actual" data and the data of her progeny with the rest of your herd becomes important. You and I know which/ and how females are consistently performing within our herds, (even compared to other seedstock herds) and we can verify it by using these animals with high accuracy bulls. Furthermore we can see the desirable traits being passed into their daughters with a high percentage of accuracy.</p><p></p><p><u>For seedstock purposes</u>, and bldg a genetic foundation which is based on accuracy, I think keeping cows (worth keeping) in production for "at least 7 years" gives the breeder time to evaluate their potential, their performance under different environmental and mgmt conditions, and their longevity...that is unless they are kept in a barn being coddled for all seven... ;-) </p><p></p><p>P.S. Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1848, post: 280626, member: 1303"] Statiscally, you are right George. The EPD accuracies you see on paper for cows will never reach the percentage we will see in bulls, (1500 calves reported on bulls vs 8 to 12 on cows and ET calves are not included in the data), but this is where using an animal season after season and comparing that animal's "actual" data and the data of her progeny with the rest of your herd becomes important. You and I know which/ and how females are consistently performing within our herds, (even compared to other seedstock herds) and we can verify it by using these animals with high accuracy bulls. Furthermore we can see the desirable traits being passed into their daughters with a high percentage of accuracy. [u]For seedstock purposes[/u], and bldg a genetic foundation which is based on accuracy, I think keeping cows (worth keeping) in production for "at least 7 years" gives the breeder time to evaluate their potential, their performance under different environmental and mgmt conditions, and their longevity...that is unless they are kept in a barn being coddled for all seven... ;-) P.S. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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