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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 268100" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>I think commercial EPDs on feeder calves would be just about worthless. Assuming you knew what bull sired which calf (no easy task on a large range operation) you know what a purchased registered bull's EPDs are; but without reporting any of his progeny you have got NO accuracy. The dam side is even more complicated. You MIGHT know her sire's EPDs; but what about her dam's? A 200 cow commercial herd that were raised on the place ranging in age from 2-16 could EASILY have 8 or 9 different sires represented out there just in the cowherd. Using the cross breed adjustment factors a well managed herd could crank out some kind of EPDs; but who would trust any EPDs cranked out by Brandon on his home computer??? I think keeping the sire's EPDs and presenting that too buyers might help SOME; but the numbers that buyers would really like to see is the feedlot performance of your last three calf crops. That requires feedlots and packers sharing data with the cow calf guy and I don't think we are seeing enough of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 268100, member: 2095"] I think commercial EPDs on feeder calves would be just about worthless. Assuming you knew what bull sired which calf (no easy task on a large range operation) you know what a purchased registered bull's EPDs are; but without reporting any of his progeny you have got NO accuracy. The dam side is even more complicated. You MIGHT know her sire's EPDs; but what about her dam's? A 200 cow commercial herd that were raised on the place ranging in age from 2-16 could EASILY have 8 or 9 different sires represented out there just in the cowherd. Using the cross breed adjustment factors a well managed herd could crank out some kind of EPDs; but who would trust any EPDs cranked out by Brandon on his home computer??? I think keeping the sire's EPDs and presenting that too buyers might help SOME; but the numbers that buyers would really like to see is the feedlot performance of your last three calf crops. That requires feedlots and packers sharing data with the cow calf guy and I don't think we are seeing enough of that. [/QUOTE]
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