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<blockquote data-quote="NEFarmwife" data-source="post: 1525253" data-attributes="member: 26897"><p>I believe based on what I've heard, that it's to not expose the "real" numbers that these bulls produce. </p><p></p><p>By the time the accuracy is there to prove the actuals, they've already made bank on the semen sales and we're all left with an "average" sire that may have produced big bw calves or a cow that couldn't wean off a good calf. </p><p></p><p>What if these large seedstock producers never actually provided real numbers? BW, CE, YW, etc... We've all speculated this for quite a while. </p><p></p><p>We've purchased several PB bred heifers these last 8-9 months and they've calved. While we have these calves EPDs based off of the AAs calculations, we do plan to i50K them at weaning.</p><p></p><p>While I know EPDs aren't for everyone or as important... I like to know what traits they've inherited from their pedigree. Both parents could have been a low BW but little heifer Sally may have gotten granddams heavy BW.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NEFarmwife, post: 1525253, member: 26897"] I believe based on what I’ve heard, that it’s to not expose the “real” numbers that these bulls produce. By the time the accuracy is there to prove the actuals, they’ve already made bank on the semen sales and we’re all left with an “average” sire that may have produced big bw calves or a cow that couldn’t wean off a good calf. What if these large seedstock producers never actually provided real numbers? BW, CE, YW, etc... We’ve all speculated this for quite a while. We’ve purchased several PB bred heifers these last 8-9 months and they’ve calved. While we have these calves EPDs based off of the AAs calculations, we do plan to i50K them at weaning. While I know EPDs aren’t for everyone or as important... I like to know what traits they’ve inherited from their pedigree. Both parents could have been a low BW but little heifer Sally may have gotten granddams heavy BW. [/QUOTE]
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