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What are the different Angus lines known to produce?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stickney94" data-source="post: 1632987" data-attributes="member: 37941"><p>It depends. Top 1% for foot or angle scores has a different ramification than say Top 1% for $B. Both are "extremes" on one end of the spectrum. But do they fit your specific needs? Top 1% for a functional item like angle may be more widely useful than a high $B that indicates an animal that may sacrifice functional qualities in favor of terminal qualities (carcass/marbling/growth). </p><p></p><p>For example, BW EPD -- top 1% is nearly a Negative 4 lb birthweight. Is that better than the 70th percentile of +2? That's up to you as the cattleperson.</p><p></p><p>I have some mature cows that I plan to breed to a 95th percentile BW bull this breeding season. Is that a risk? Yes. But I'm willing to try it because the other qualities of that bull fit my marketing needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stickney94, post: 1632987, member: 37941"] It depends. Top 1% for foot or angle scores has a different ramification than say Top 1% for $B. Both are "extremes" on one end of the spectrum. But do they fit your specific needs? Top 1% for a functional item like angle may be more widely useful than a high $B that indicates an animal that may sacrifice functional qualities in favor of terminal qualities (carcass/marbling/growth). For example, BW EPD -- top 1% is nearly a Negative 4 lb birthweight. Is that better than the 70th percentile of +2? That's up to you as the cattleperson. I have some mature cows that I plan to breed to a 95th percentile BW bull this breeding season. Is that a risk? Yes. But I'm willing to try it because the other qualities of that bull fit my marketing needs. [/QUOTE]
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