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The 8 Most Common Genetic Mistakes Made by Cow/Calf Producer
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<blockquote data-quote="cbcr" data-source="post: 1139413" data-attributes="member: 16303"><p>This should be one of the rules. But, EPDs are important if they are used at a tool as they were intended. Buying and using a bull based on EPDs alone is a train wreck waiting to happen. A good example of this would be to look at the dairy industry, and especially the Holstein breed. The dairy industry has been doing genetic evaluations for milk and the components for years, and along with that it has been preached and preached to producers to use high PD bulls, use high PD bulls. Well they have done so and what is the result? They have an animal that is frail, can't hold up, in-efficient, harder to breed back, increased health issues (which means higher vet bills).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cbcr, post: 1139413, member: 16303"] This should be one of the rules. But, EPDs are important if they are used at a tool as they were intended. Buying and using a bull based on EPDs alone is a train wreck waiting to happen. A good example of this would be to look at the dairy industry, and especially the Holstein breed. The dairy industry has been doing genetic evaluations for milk and the components for years, and along with that it has been preached and preached to producers to use high PD bulls, use high PD bulls. Well they have done so and what is the result? They have an animal that is frail, can't hold up, in-efficient, harder to breed back, increased health issues (which means higher vet bills). [/QUOTE]
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