Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
REPLACEMENT BREEDING
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 525827" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>The question about milk? I was just curious as to whether there was actual research showing that correlation. Several years ago the Angus Assn made a change in the EPD formula that resulted in a lower scrotal EPDs on most animals. There was a huge uproar from some breeders. The <em>Angus Journal</em> benefited greatly from one breeder who spent boo koo bucks on two-three page ads for most of the year complaining about the change. He had a high dollar bull that had gone from a positive scrotal EPD to a negative in the change and he was upset. Over the years, his bull is back to positive. I guess it was something similar in the Charlaois breed EPS. </p><p></p><p>We tend to select bulls with high WW and YW EPDs because our goal is to sell bulls to commercial cattlemen. Lots of them sell their calves at weaning and need the higher weights. Those that retain ownership through the feedlot are looking for higher YWs. If our market was replacement heifers, we <strong>might</strong> look at different bulls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 525827, member: 13"] The question about milk? I was just curious as to whether there was actual research showing that correlation. Several years ago the Angus Assn made a change in the EPD formula that resulted in a lower scrotal EPDs on most animals. There was a huge uproar from some breeders. The [i]Angus Journal[/i] benefited greatly from one breeder who spent boo koo bucks on two-three page ads for most of the year complaining about the change. He had a high dollar bull that had gone from a positive scrotal EPD to a negative in the change and he was upset. Over the years, his bull is back to positive. I guess it was something similar in the Charlaois breed EPS. We tend to select bulls with high WW and YW EPDs because our goal is to sell bulls to commercial cattlemen. Lots of them sell their calves at weaning and need the higher weights. Those that retain ownership through the feedlot are looking for higher YWs. If our market was replacement heifers, we [b]might[/b] look at different bulls. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
REPLACEMENT BREEDING
Top