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What do these EPDs numbers mean and what's the difference?
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<blockquote data-quote="PriscaVCFlyingpig88" data-source="post: 1825754" data-attributes="member: 43423"><p>Hello all I need some help I am fairly new to the cattle buying process for Angus beef cattle (mainly Heifers and cows) and I had some questions I'm looking at the EPDs in the sales catalogs (for heifers) and some of them the numbers are different for the MB/Marb category I've seen 3 different numbers writing styles in this category there I+45, +1.45 or +.45. are they different? does it mean the same thing just written different? all I've found so far in my search is average MB for bulls nothing for heifers or cows so when I'm looking at these catalogs I have no clue what the average is and if by going up in number is that's better for the MB or down. And I'm facing the same issue with the CED I'm getting some websites that say that the more negative CED the better and some saying the higher the number the better. I know I need a full lesson but don't know where to start do I start with how to judge in the pasture or somewhere else I want to know what I'm looking at with these catalogs and what I'm buying I know the bare minimum but not enough. if anyone has any advice or can just tell me the difference in these numbers I would be very grateful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PriscaVCFlyingpig88, post: 1825754, member: 43423"] Hello all I need some help I am fairly new to the cattle buying process for Angus beef cattle (mainly Heifers and cows) and I had some questions I'm looking at the EPDs in the sales catalogs (for heifers) and some of them the numbers are different for the MB/Marb category I've seen 3 different numbers writing styles in this category there I+45, +1.45 or +.45. are they different? does it mean the same thing just written different? all I've found so far in my search is average MB for bulls nothing for heifers or cows so when I'm looking at these catalogs I have no clue what the average is and if by going up in number is that's better for the MB or down. And I'm facing the same issue with the CED I'm getting some websites that say that the more negative CED the better and some saying the higher the number the better. I know I need a full lesson but don't know where to start do I start with how to judge in the pasture or somewhere else I want to know what I'm looking at with these catalogs and what I'm buying I know the bare minimum but not enough. if anyone has any advice or can just tell me the difference in these numbers I would be very grateful. [/QUOTE]
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