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Plateau in the EPD race?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1520383" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>That's what I understand so the indexes account for inflation and market changes. The desired breed changes of the 70's required off type bulls and cows that, from observation, verbal communications and innuendos, were added via infusion of tall and growthy influences from other breeds. If you look at the "big Angus" of the 60's all tied into a closed, linebred program at the Wye herd, you will see a ceiling on those cattle on YW, YH and such which some see as a detriment and others see as a sign of stability. The genetics tell the story rather than the ads and breeders telling the stories! :???: </p><p></p><p>We are nearly 50 years from the height craze of the Angus fad machine. It could well be, that in 50 years, the population of the entire breed has been sorted, somewhat stabilized and via "bull of the year" breeding has settled near the real ceiling of the average animal in the population or even into the upper limits of usefulness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1520383, member: 24565"] That's what I understand so the indexes account for inflation and market changes. The desired breed changes of the 70's required off type bulls and cows that, from observation, verbal communications and innuendos, were added via infusion of tall and growthy influences from other breeds. If you look at the "big Angus" of the 60's all tied into a closed, linebred program at the Wye herd, you will see a ceiling on those cattle on YW, YH and such which some see as a detriment and others see as a sign of stability. The genetics tell the story rather than the ads and breeders telling the stories! :???: We are nearly 50 years from the height craze of the Angus fad machine. It could well be, that in 50 years, the population of the entire breed has been sorted, somewhat stabilized and via "bull of the year" breeding has settled near the real ceiling of the average animal in the population or even into the upper limits of usefulness. [/QUOTE]
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