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<blockquote data-quote="rwtherefords" data-source="post: 67010" data-attributes="member: 778"><p>The advice already given by txag about BW & CED EPD's and breeding heifers seems in line with my thinking. I don't know where the threshold for calving problems falls based upon EPD #'s alone. There's a lot of other factors that can influence calving problems. If you're wanting to breed replacements, I'd pay close attention to the CEM EPD for any potential sire. So what, if you can get a calf on the ground successfully! Can that calf grow up and deliver a calf without problems? That's where the CEM EPD comes in. If you're not breeding replacements, you'd be looking for a terminal sire, which means CEM is of little or no importance. Then WW, YW, and M&G EPD's take a larger role, along with the carcass EPD's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rwtherefords, post: 67010, member: 778"] The advice already given by txag about BW & CED EPD's and breeding heifers seems in line with my thinking. I don't know where the threshold for calving problems falls based upon EPD #'s alone. There's a lot of other factors that can influence calving problems. If you're wanting to breed replacements, I'd pay close attention to the CEM EPD for any potential sire. So what, if you can get a calf on the ground successfully! Can that calf grow up and deliver a calf without problems? That's where the CEM EPD comes in. If you're not breeding replacements, you'd be looking for a terminal sire, which means CEM is of little or no importance. Then WW, YW, and M&G EPD's take a larger role, along with the carcass EPD's. [/QUOTE]
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