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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm22" data-source="post: 732713" data-attributes="member: 7645"><p>The environment has more to do with most of the traits that we measure than does the genetics. Take weaning weight for example, you can take pretty avg weaning weight EPD cattle and if the weather is perfect, you aren't overstocked, and the grass is lush and well managed and have pretty impressive weaning weights. Add creep feed feeders and you can bump that up another 50 pounds (or more). High weaning weight EPD cattle may not weigh 400 lbs grazing 100,000 acres of sparce forage in New Mexico......in fact lower EPD cattle with a hardier phenotype might outperform in those circumstances. People still select for the Weaning wt EPD though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm22, post: 732713, member: 7645"] The environment has more to do with most of the traits that we measure than does the genetics. Take weaning weight for example, you can take pretty avg weaning weight EPD cattle and if the weather is perfect, you aren't overstocked, and the grass is lush and well managed and have pretty impressive weaning weights. Add creep feed feeders and you can bump that up another 50 pounds (or more). High weaning weight EPD cattle may not weigh 400 lbs grazing 100,000 acres of sparce forage in New Mexico......in fact lower EPD cattle with a hardier phenotype might outperform in those circumstances. People still select for the Weaning wt EPD though. [/QUOTE]
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