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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 994747" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>We discussed EPDs today in AI class. I have a little higher opinion of them. The Select Sires instructor says they are statistically based numbers if the data set is complete enough. Maybe I need to reserve judgement. One thing I observed, the others in the class base a lot of their decisions on those EPDs so you got to be careful. Someone once said, "it is not the truth that matters, it is what people believe that matters." I was informed that some bulls with lots of data behind them can be statistically analyzed and the semen sellers can show you the confidence levels and where they fall on a bell curve. That has to get some respect!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 994747, member: 17767"] We discussed EPDs today in AI class. I have a little higher opinion of them. The Select Sires instructor says they are statistically based numbers if the data set is complete enough. Maybe I need to reserve judgement. One thing I observed, the others in the class base a lot of their decisions on those EPDs so you got to be careful. Someone once said, "it is not the truth that matters, it is what people believe that matters." I was informed that some bulls with lots of data behind them can be statistically analyzed and the semen sellers can show you the confidence levels and where they fall on a bell curve. That has to get some respect!!! [/QUOTE]
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