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why angus? im confused
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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 349169" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>Shows are always a little at fault; but the big thing is EPDs. Now I am a HUGE proponent of EPDs. The problem is that some breeders and some bull buyers are looking for the calf with the Birth Weight EPD, milk EPD, and weaning weight EPD in the top 10% of the breed and they are not LOOKING AT THE CALF they are buying or keeping back as a replacement! 'My paper says she is in the top 10% of her breed so who cares what she looks like!!! One bull can fix those cow hocks or one bull can fix that dairy cow butt' (If you select for milk production for multiple generations IS it a shock if they have dairy cow looking butts) seems to be the attitude of some. But of course the miracle bull that eliminates all the flaws in a cowherd (without hurting the EPDs of course) only seems to make things not AS BAD and genetic "flaws" that should not be promulgated ARE and often multiplied.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 349169, member: 2095"] Shows are always a little at fault; but the big thing is EPDs. Now I am a HUGE proponent of EPDs. The problem is that some breeders and some bull buyers are looking for the calf with the Birth Weight EPD, milk EPD, and weaning weight EPD in the top 10% of the breed and they are not LOOKING AT THE CALF they are buying or keeping back as a replacement! 'My paper says she is in the top 10% of her breed so who cares what she looks like!!! One bull can fix those cow hocks or one bull can fix that dairy cow butt' (If you select for milk production for multiple generations IS it a shock if they have dairy cow looking butts) seems to be the attitude of some. But of course the miracle bull that eliminates all the flaws in a cowherd (without hurting the EPDs of course) only seems to make things not AS BAD and genetic "flaws" that should not be promulgated ARE and often multiplied. [/QUOTE]
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