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<blockquote data-quote="IluvABbeef" data-source="post: 525591" data-attributes="member: 3739"><p>So lets answer your question (as best as I can)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For the first question, I guess it depends on what your herd goals are. Do you want bigger framed cattle, or do you want them to stay the same? IMO, if your happy with the frame size your at, I'd select at the breed average.</p><p></p><p>From what I've been learning about EPDs and selecting cattle based based on EPDs on here, high YW EPD's are usually a goal for a producer who is breeding to selling all calves bred from a terminal sire. So unless the frame score for the bulls was too small the last time you were selling them as breeding stock, YW is more of a stocker/feeder thing. Again, with your second question (I mean the second part of the second question), it depends on your herd goals: Do you want (or NEED) bigger framed cattle?</p><p></p><p>Hope that answers your questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IluvABbeef, post: 525591, member: 3739"] So lets answer your question (as best as I can) For the first question, I guess it depends on what your herd goals are. Do you want bigger framed cattle, or do you want them to stay the same? IMO, if your happy with the frame size your at, I'd select at the breed average. From what I've been learning about EPDs and selecting cattle based based on EPDs on here, high YW EPD's are usually a goal for a producer who is breeding to selling all calves bred from a terminal sire. So unless the frame score for the bulls was too small the last time you were selling them as breeding stock, YW is more of a stocker/feeder thing. Again, with your second question (I mean the second part of the second question), it depends on your herd goals: Do you want (or NEED) bigger framed cattle? Hope that answers your questions. [/QUOTE]
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