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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1446987" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>I'm skeptical of several EPD's. On Angus the milk EPD is one of the few I pay attention too. I attended an angus production sale in 2014 to help a friend purchase a bull. The first Angus production sale I had attended in several years. Looked at and studied the EPD's for a couple of weeks before the sale. Most were AI sired and had great docility ratings. When walking through the pens before the sale I marked off a few bulls due to the way they acted. Then during the sale at least 1/3 pawed the ground, blew snot and a few hit the fence. The next year one hit a plywood barrier put up for the ring man to stand behind and shoved it into him. Again good EPD ratings. So I don't trust them. Docility is important to us as a lady in her mid 70's feeds and checks on them and I don't want anything with a bad disposition. I have seen some ALL In calves and never noticed it but will watch for it. Have heard of some and also seen a couple of TenX calves that were flighty. Again many times you don't know the cow either so it can come from either side. I walk through our cattle a lot and also those I'm looking to purchase. If they act the least bit flighty or nervous when I ease them off to themselves I either cull them or don't buy them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1446987, member: 22295"] I'm skeptical of several EPD's. On Angus the milk EPD is one of the few I pay attention too. I attended an angus production sale in 2014 to help a friend purchase a bull. The first Angus production sale I had attended in several years. Looked at and studied the EPD's for a couple of weeks before the sale. Most were AI sired and had great docility ratings. When walking through the pens before the sale I marked off a few bulls due to the way they acted. Then during the sale at least 1/3 pawed the ground, blew snot and a few hit the fence. The next year one hit a plywood barrier put up for the ring man to stand behind and shoved it into him. Again good EPD ratings. So I don't trust them. Docility is important to us as a lady in her mid 70's feeds and checks on them and I don't want anything with a bad disposition. I have seen some ALL In calves and never noticed it but will watch for it. Have heard of some and also seen a couple of TenX calves that were flighty. Again many times you don't know the cow either so it can come from either side. I walk through our cattle a lot and also those I'm looking to purchase. If they act the least bit flighty or nervous when I ease them off to themselves I either cull them or don't buy them. [/QUOTE]
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