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Retained Interest In Bulls Selling
(as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire’s
progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
MATERNAL...
Maternal Milk EPD (Milk)
is a predictor of a sire’s genetic
merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his
daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other
words, it is that part of a calf’s weaning weight attributed to
milk and mothering ability.
Cow Energy Value ($EN)
, expressed in dollars savings per cow
per year, assesses differences in cow energy requirements
as an expected dollar savings difference in daughters of
sires. A larger value is more favorable when comparing two
animals (more dollars saved on feed energy expenses).
Components for computing the cow $EN savings difference
include lactation energy requirements and energy costs
associated with differences in mature cow size.
$VALUE INDEXES...
$Value indexes
, are multi-trait selection indexes to assist
beef producers by adding simplicity to genetic selection
decisions. $Values are reported in dollars per head, where
a higher value is more favorable. The $Value is an estimate
of how future progeny of each sire are expected to perform,
on average, compared to progeny of other sires in the
database if the sires were randomly mated to cows and if
calves were exposed to the same environment.
Weaned Calf Value ($W)
, an index value expressed in
dollars per head, is the expected average difference in
future progeny performance for preweaning merit. $W
includes both revenue and cost adjustments associated
with differences in birth weight, weaning direct growth,
maternal milk, and mature cow size.
Feedlot Value ($F)
, an index value expressed in dollars per
head, is the expected average difference in future progeny
performance for postweaning merit compared to progeny
of other sires.
Grid Value ($G),
an index value expressed in dollars per head, is
the expected average difference in future progeny performance
for carcass grid merit compared to progeny of other sires.
Beef Value ($B)
, an index value expressed in dollars per
head, is the expected average difference in future progeny
performance for postweaning and carcass value compared
to progeny of other sires.
For the Pfizer HD 50K
for Angus percentile rankings,
a lower value indicates a more favorable ranking for the
trait. For example, a smaller numeric percentile ranking for
Pfizer result in birth weight and carcass fat indicates lighter
calves and leaner carcasses as the expectation.
If you are making selection decisions for traits that have an
EPD provided by the Association, then the EPDs should
be considered the selection tool of choice. The EPD and
accuracy account for all sources of information available on
the animal of interest (e.g., pedigree, own record, weights/
measures, genomic results). Using EPD and genomic
percentiles separately leads to double counting information
and will lessen selection efficiency.
Traits with HD 50K genomic predictions
– (CED)
Calving-ease direct
– (BW)
Birth weight
– (WW)
Weaning weight
– (ADG)
Average Daily Gain
– (YW)
Yearling weight
– (RFI)
Residual feed intake
– (DMI)
Dry matter intake
– (YH)
Yearling height
– (SC)
Scrotal circumference
– (DOC)
Docility
– (CEM)
Calving-ease maternal
– (Milk)
Milking ability
– (MW)
Mature weight
– (MH)
Mature height
– (CW)
Carcass weight
– (REA)
Ribeye area
– (MB)
Marbling score
– (FAT)
Fat thickness
– (Tend)
Tenderness
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