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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1118821" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>First off with I preface this by saying that we have not used SHF Wonder. Like his pedigree though, sired by KCF Bennett 3008 who is a SOD in the breed and EPD wise he is pretty solid, especially in the carcass traits. Would like to see a little more in the WW and MM categories but he's not terrible by any means.</p><p></p><p>As far as the non-cert comments in this thread, I think anyone that thinks a non-cert bull is not for them is a bunch of BS. The top registration sire in the Hereford breed right now is a non-cert bull in MSU TCF Revolution 4R and as a breeder that uses him heavily in our AI program his calves have been the top of our calf crops hands down and if you follow sales his calves sell well too. I wish more breeders would go the non-cert route, if you have a good bull then put him out there to be used as a non-cert AI sire and prove it. Smaller breeders like us will only register a calf by a certificate AI sire if we are retaining it as a replacement or good enough to sell. And there lies another issue with certs because if the breeder is not happy with the calf they got and doesn't register it then chances are data is not being reported back which is not negatively affecting that sire. The biggest flaws with breed EPDs are that breeders either don't report data back or they "fudge" the data they report so it does not accurately reflect the true performance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1118821, member: 20580"] First off with I preface this by saying that we have not used SHF Wonder. Like his pedigree though, sired by KCF Bennett 3008 who is a SOD in the breed and EPD wise he is pretty solid, especially in the carcass traits. Would like to see a little more in the WW and MM categories but he's not terrible by any means. As far as the non-cert comments in this thread, I think anyone that thinks a non-cert bull is not for them is a bunch of BS. The top registration sire in the Hereford breed right now is a non-cert bull in MSU TCF Revolution 4R and as a breeder that uses him heavily in our AI program his calves have been the top of our calf crops hands down and if you follow sales his calves sell well too. I wish more breeders would go the non-cert route, if you have a good bull then put him out there to be used as a non-cert AI sire and prove it. Smaller breeders like us will only register a calf by a certificate AI sire if we are retaining it as a replacement or good enough to sell. And there lies another issue with certs because if the breeder is not happy with the calf they got and doesn't register it then chances are data is not being reported back which is not negatively affecting that sire. The biggest flaws with breed EPDs are that breeders either don't report data back or they "fudge" the data they report so it does not accurately reflect the true performance. [/QUOTE]
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