Color possibilities: Red ND Red - known non-diluter Black - known red carrier Double Black - all bulls are DNA tested for coat color - however some females are not tested and sold as ‘double black’ - having two black parents. Homo Black - known homozygous black
About The Catalog: COLOR BREED PFX NAME
REG #: REG #
SIRE
EPD’S: Expected Progeny Differences. The Spring 2012 evaluation provided by each Association
GRAND DAM MAT GRAND SIRE
CE BW WW YW Milk TM Gest CED SC MB
%CH
YG
BD:
BDATE
WW:
WW
BW:
MAT GRAND DAM
ADG TN
201
POLLED
GRAND SIRE
DAM
Polled Status: Horned Polled: Single Polled Scurred Double Polled Homo Polled
CW
FT
CW REA MB DtF
REA HFR Preg
BW
CV
STAY MCE
FM
Docility
OWNER: OWNER: 50%AN 50%GV
Actual Data: Registration # Birthdate Actual BW Adjusted WW Igenity Profile: See definitions on previous page.
Breed Make-up on Balancer & Hybrid bulls Abreviations include: AN = Black Angus AR = Red Angus GV = Gelbvieh SM = Simmental BN = Brangus
Understanding EPD’s
EPD’s are calculated by the National Cattle Evaluation program to best provide linear unbiased predictions of genetic merit. Several things are factored in when calculating EPD’s. The individuals’ own performance record, relatives in pedigree, progeny and grand progeny. Thus, accuracy plays an important part in the calculation. Each Association has a separate database for calculating EPD’s. Therefore, there are different EPD averages within each breed and the breeds should not be compared to each other. The EPD was created to give a comparison only within the breed. The EPD’s included in this catalog are: CE: Calving Ease – Angus – A number that predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first calf heifers – higher numbers indicate greater calving-ease. Gelbvieh - shown as a ratio with a higher number meaning more ease of calving. BW: Birth Weight, WW: Weaning Weight & YW: Yearling Weight – All are expressed in pounds, this shows the expected number of pounds a bull or female will add or subtract from their progeny’s birthweight, weaning weight and yearling weight respectively. Milk: expressed in pounds of weaning weight that a female will add/subtract or that a bull’s daughters will have. TM: Total Maternal - expresses the combination of what a sire transmits to his daughters in the form of genetics for growth and genetics for milking ability. Or that same trait directly applied to a female and expressed in pounds. CED (Gelbvieh): Calving Ease Daughters – shown as a ratio – this EPD predicts how well an animal’s daughters will calve with a higher number being easier calving. CEM (Angus): Calving Ease Maternal - A number that predicts the ease of calving in a sire (or dam’s) daughters. The higher the number, the higher the calving ease. SC: Scrotal: value is expressed in centimeters of adjusted yearling (progeny) scrotal circumference. CW: Carcass Weight: expressed in pounds of carcass weight adjusted to a constant fat endpoint. REA: Rib Eye Area: expressed in square inches of rib eye muscle area adjusted to a constant fat endpoint. MB: Marbling: expressed in degrees of marbling score, a determinant of USDA Quality Grade. Value is adjusted to a constant fat endpoint. DtF: Days to Finish: expressed in days to reach a constant fat endpoint, commonly used to determine when an animal is finished with the appropriate amount of fat cover. CV: Carcass Value: expressed in dollar value per head, comparing progeny of one animal to another in $ differences when sold on a grid. FM: Feedlot Merit: expressed in dollars per head, value passed on to progeny.