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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1851135" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>I believe in known genetics and knowing the sire and dam more than I do low accuracy fabricated numbers. </p><p>I recently bought a polled Hereford bull to use to make black baldie replacements. He has 2 crosses to UPS Domino 3027 in his pedigree. IMO 3037 is one of the proven cow makers that have longtivity. He had half brothers with better numbers. I go by my visual evaluation, the sire and dam and the history of the genetics. </p><p>I have seen bulls with the docility rating of a puppy dog that would take you. Again low accuracy EPD's are useless too us. A tool is only beneficial if it is useful, reliable and in this case has a high accuracy rating. Low Accuracy EPD's IMO are a marketing tool for the breeder and a crutch for those that never learned how too evaluate cattle without them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1851135, member: 22295"] I believe in known genetics and knowing the sire and dam more than I do low accuracy fabricated numbers. I recently bought a polled Hereford bull to use to make black baldie replacements. He has 2 crosses to UPS Domino 3027 in his pedigree. IMO 3037 is one of the proven cow makers that have longtivity. He had half brothers with better numbers. I go by my visual evaluation, the sire and dam and the history of the genetics. I have seen bulls with the docility rating of a puppy dog that would take you. Again low accuracy EPD’s are useless too us. A tool is only beneficial if it is useful, reliable and in this case has a high accuracy rating. Low Accuracy EPD’s IMO are a marketing tool for the breeder and a crutch for those that never learned how too evaluate cattle without them. [/QUOTE]
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