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Sires birth EPD vs maternal calving ease of daughters
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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1309696" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>JC, just an observation, but every post does not have to evangelize your "ism", superiority and philosophy of finances and cattle promotion as it often strays from the actual discussion. The reason you might not understand; I am talking about cattle genetics and things I have learned about cattle and livestock from personal and practical experiences related to the actual topic of birth EPDs and daughters' calving ease. Your mantra, as always, is drifting into production theories and financial plans. </p><p></p><p>Actual topic: Any extreme, repeatedly used in a population, will change the population. This would include multi-generational minus BW cattle. The belt buckle cattle of the 50s and 60s were bred to be small and fat. So it is nothing new, just history repeating itself. The opposite extreme is stacking high BW cattle. That one will haunt a breeder 3 generations later or more. I am not sure that I want cattle stacked for short gestations. I'm pretty pleased with average if it fits the environment, is attractive to buyers and is helpful to friends and neighbors. </p><p></p><p>Just pick an extreme, stack it and learn what happens. Or go back and learn what happened in the past. I'd rather know history and avoid a present repeat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1309696, member: 24565"] JC, just an observation, but every post does not have to evangelize your "ism", superiority and philosophy of finances and cattle promotion as it often strays from the actual discussion. The reason you might not understand; I am talking about cattle genetics and things I have learned about cattle and livestock from personal and practical experiences related to the actual topic of birth EPDs and daughters' calving ease. Your mantra, as always, is drifting into production theories and financial plans. Actual topic: Any extreme, repeatedly used in a population, will change the population. This would include multi-generational minus BW cattle. The belt buckle cattle of the 50s and 60s were bred to be small and fat. So it is nothing new, just history repeating itself. The opposite extreme is stacking high BW cattle. That one will haunt a breeder 3 generations later or more. I am not sure that I want cattle stacked for short gestations. I'm pretty pleased with average if it fits the environment, is attractive to buyers and is helpful to friends and neighbors. Just pick an extreme, stack it and learn what happens. Or go back and learn what happened in the past. I'd rather know history and avoid a present repeat. [/QUOTE]
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