How to Read, Understand, and Use Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) in Cattle
How to Read, Understand, and Use Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) in Cattle
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wikiHowKarin Lindquist
Have you ever thought about epd’s (estimated progeny difference) in horses?? Cattle use it as a way to select cattle that will work or cross well on their operations. You can select a bull based on calving ease if you’re breeding first calf heifers, or based on foot or milk produced based on what’s necessary or lacking in your program. With AI now so prevalent in the horse industry, we have sires with thousands of foals on the ground. What are your thoughts?? And what values would you want liste
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Have you ever thought about epd’s (estimated progeny difference) in horses?? Cattle use it as a way to select cattle that will work or cross well on their operations. You can select a bull based on calving ease if you’re breeding first calf heifers, or based on foot or milk produced based on what’s necessary or lacking in your program. With AI now so prevalent in the horse industry, we have sires with thousands of foals on the ground. What are your thoughts?? And what values would you want liste
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FacebookSaddle Born Podcast
Expected progeny differences (EPDs) may look complicated at first, but they are a practical tool for making informed beef cattle breeding decisions. The bulls or replacement heifers you select today will influence herd performance, productivity and profitability for years to come. ▶️The BCRC's new animated video explains how to read and use EPDs in a clear, straightforward way. You’ll learn what the numbers mean, how to interpret them and see a step-by-step example of comparing EPDs between anim
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Expected progeny differences (EPDs) may look complicated at first, but they are a practical tool for making informed beef cattle breeding decisions. The bulls or replacement heifers you select today will influence herd performance, productivity and profitability for years to come. ▶️The BCRC's new animated video explains how to read and use EPDs in a clear, straightforward way. You’ll learn what the numbers mean, how to interpret them and see a step-by-step example of comparing EPDs between anim
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FacebookBeef Cattle Research Council
📢 New EPDs Alert from the American Angus Association! This May, two new maternally focused EPDs were released: Teat and Udder. Both are scored on a 1–9 linear scale and can help you make targeted improvements in your herd. 🔹 Teat Size - top 1% = small teat (9 on linear scale) | bottom 100% = long, misshapen (1 on linear scale) 🔹 Udder Suspension - top 1% = very tight (9 on linear scale) | bottom 100% = pendulous udder suspension (1 on linear scale) For more information visit: https://www.angu
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📢 New EPDs Alert from the American Angus Association! This May, two new maternally focused EPDs were released: Teat and Udder. Both are scored on a 1–9 linear scale and can help you make targeted improvements in your herd. 🔹 Teat Size - top 1% = small teat (9 on linear scale) | bottom 100% = long, misshapen (1 on linear scale) 🔹 Udder Suspension - top 1% = very tight (9 on linear scale) | bottom 100% = pendulous udder suspension (1 on linear scale) For more information visit: https://www.angu
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FacebookSelect Sires Beef
Decades ago, I developed a color-coding system for EPDs that simplifies our selection process by clearly identifying the strengths & weaknesses of each animal. It has been a huge benefit in selecting cattle that do the most things right and avoiding animals that produce problems. We have three different color-coding charts for each breed. 1) ALL PURPOSE / MATERNAL for ranchers keeping their own replacement females while the steers are destined for the feedyard and sold on a value-based grid. Thi
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Decades ago, I developed a color-coding system for EPDs that simplifies our selection process by clearly identifying the strengths & weaknesses of each animal. It has been a huge benefit in selecting cattle that do the most things right and avoiding animals that produce problems. We have three different color-coding charts for each breed. 1) ALL PURPOSE / MATERNAL for ranchers keeping their own replacement females while the steers are destined for the feedyard and sold on a value-based grid. Thi
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