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<blockquote data-quote="cbcr" data-source="post: 830107" data-attributes="member: 16303"><p>exactly, we all know that EPD's are important, but they don't tell the whole story.</p><p></p><p>I remember especially in the dairy industry producers only selected bulls that would have a high predicted difference for milk. They didn't take into any consideration functionality, soundness or any other traits. Basically this is being true in the beef industry today, some producers are chasing only the numbers. It costs too much to raise replacements and if they aren't functionally sound and have to be sold after one or two calves, that isn't very profitable.</p><p></p><p>Another thing, I mention in an earlier post about the stayability EPD. I need to try to clarify this some. Like Dun said he has bought cows that are older, and if the cattle are registered age is easy to track. But there are some seedstock producers that sell off cows when they are 6 years of age and when they do, the buyer has the option of paying a few dollars more to get the registration papers. But many of these cows end up in commercial herds, so being able to track the age and how old cows are on these cows are no longer valid. When this happens, then how accurate can a stayability EPD be?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cbcr, post: 830107, member: 16303"] exactly, we all know that EPD's are important, but they don't tell the whole story. I remember especially in the dairy industry producers only selected bulls that would have a high predicted difference for milk. They didn't take into any consideration functionality, soundness or any other traits. Basically this is being true in the beef industry today, some producers are chasing only the numbers. It costs too much to raise replacements and if they aren't functionally sound and have to be sold after one or two calves, that isn't very profitable. Another thing, I mention in an earlier post about the stayability EPD. I need to try to clarify this some. Like Dun said he has bought cows that are older, and if the cattle are registered age is easy to track. But there are some seedstock producers that sell off cows when they are 6 years of age and when they do, the buyer has the option of paying a few dollars more to get the registration papers. But many of these cows end up in commercial herds, so being able to track the age and how old cows are on these cows are no longer valid. When this happens, then how accurate can a stayability EPD be? [/QUOTE]
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