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What do these EPDs numbers mean and what's the difference?
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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1825894" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>For sure, nutrition and environment have way more effect on performance than epd's. Epd's are used to predict/explain the performance difference between sire groups in the same environment/nutrition level. There might be a 50# difference in weaning weights between sire groups. Nutrition and environment will determine if those weaning weights are in the 350 to 400# range or if they are in the 650 to 700# range. Nutrition probably has better return on investment as well. But same principle applies to nutrition - don't chase extremes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1825894, member: 40418"] For sure, nutrition and environment have way more effect on performance than epd's. Epd's are used to predict/explain the performance difference between sire groups in the same environment/nutrition level. There might be a 50# difference in weaning weights between sire groups. Nutrition and environment will determine if those weaning weights are in the 350 to 400# range or if they are in the 650 to 700# range. Nutrition probably has better return on investment as well. But same principle applies to nutrition - don't chase extremes. [/QUOTE]
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