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What to look for in a bull??
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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 352669" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>IMO, one EPD is no more important than another. For any breed, I'd look at the breed average for growth EPDs and buy a bull with balanced EPDs no worse than average. If your cows are lacking in a particular trait, look for a bull with good across the board EPDs and emphasize the trait you want to improve.</p><p></p><p>We sell registered Angus and one EPD we watch closely is the WW EPD since many of our customers sell their calves at weaning. But today Angus bull buyers are looking at carcass traits very hard.</p><p></p><p>When we select AI bulls, we look for a balanced bull, with EPDs above average for growth, less than average on Milk is ok for our part of the country. Good luck....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 352669, member: 13"] IMO, one EPD is no more important than another. For any breed, I'd look at the breed average for growth EPDs and buy a bull with balanced EPDs no worse than average. If your cows are lacking in a particular trait, look for a bull with good across the board EPDs and emphasize the trait you want to improve. We sell registered Angus and one EPD we watch closely is the WW EPD since many of our customers sell their calves at weaning. But today Angus bull buyers are looking at carcass traits very hard. When we select AI bulls, we look for a balanced bull, with EPDs above average for growth, less than average on Milk is ok for our part of the country. Good luck.... [/QUOTE]
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