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Red Angus of Today
The Red Angus Association strives to help produce the finest beef cattle on the market today
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Expected Progeny Difference
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EPD's
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BW
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WW
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YW
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M
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TM
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S
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1.3
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42
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75
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17
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36
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11
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What Are EPDs
Just what are EPDs you say? They are evaluation tools if you will, which allow anyone wishing to use scientific historical data to make an informed decision about the reproduction potentials of his herd.
To have a better understanding of EPDs , we are going to educate you regarding this valuable data.
Brief History of EPDs
First we must study a brief history of their origin. The concept of EPDs was first introduced to seedstock beef cattle producers nearly 30 years ago with the first publication of a National Sire Evaluation. An Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) is an estimate of the genetic merit of an animal as a parent and is reported in the normal units of measurement such as pounds or centimeters.
Initially when introduced, cattle producers showed skepticism at the concept; however, over the years this has changed to widespread acceptance. Today EPDs are the genetic selection tools of choice for most cattle producers in the U.S.
What Do EPDs Provide?
Now we need to understand what these EPDs can do for us. An EPD value predicts the genetic transmitting ability of an animal as a parent. The genetic makeup of an animal will never change, but the amount of information we know about that animal can.
Additional information can change our predictions about that animal as a parent.
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FCCP
In 1995, the Red Angus Association of America introduced the Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) that closely interrelated and achieves unprecedented accountability in both the seedstock and commercial segments of the cattle industry.
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