Expected progeny differences (EPDs) from the spring 2007 International Limousin Genetic Evaluation now are available on the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) Web site (www.nalf.org).
Users can click the �Sire Selector� link at the top of any NALF Web page to specify EPD-selection criteria in searching qualified U.S. and Canadian Limousin and Lim Flex� bulls. The �Find a Pedigree or EPD� link at the left allows them to search for information � now including the Mainstream Terminal Index ($MTI) value and DNA-test results, if available � about a particular animal. The new EPDs also are available for bulls and females listed for sale on the Limousin Exchange, which is accessible via the NALF home page.
The site's �Programs� section includes the spring 2007 EPD statistics, percentiles and trends; sire summary qualifications; general sire listing; trait leaders; and downloadable sire summary. A CD-ROM containing those files or a printed copy of them is available for $5 from the NALF office, (303) 220-1693.
Active NALF members can view their whole-herd EPDs via the Web site's secured, members-only section (www.nalf.org/
members). They also can request EPDs from the NALF office free of charge. New performance records are available for a nominal fee.
The North American Limousin Foundation (www.nalf.org), headquartered
in Englewood, Colo., provides programs and services � including genetic evaluation of 5,000 active sires � to nearly 4,000 members and their commercial customers. The Limousin breed and its Lim-Flex� hybrid
lead the beef industry in muscle-growth efficiency and ideally complement British
breeds.
