BW WW YW Milk TM SC CEM REA IMF
2.1 39 75 13 32 0.8 3.9 0.68 0.10
BW 205 Ratio 365 Ratio SC WWDA YWDA YADG
77 765 103 1304 106 38.9 3.75 3.58 3.37
FCR FEADG RFI R InX
137 4.81 -3.92 131
REA RE/100 Fat IMF
16.5 1.30 0.40 4.7
11
Registration Number:
Bulls noted with “R” number are Registered Bran-
gus. Those noted with a “UB” number are Ultra-Blacks, indicating they are a
Brangus-Angus blend. “AX” recorded bulls are appendix registered purebred
Brangus that have non-typical Brangus color pattern. Bulls noted with “C” are
Certified and are 1/4 Brahman and 3/4 Angus blended.
Polled/Scurs:
Denotes bulls that are either smooth polled or have the presence
of scurs or slick spots. Those bulls noted as “scurs” typically have had scurs
removed post-weaning.
Summit Cow or Summit Sire:
Are noted in pedigrees with the word Summit
or the abbreviation (SC or SS). Initially, must maintain a calving interval of 380
days or less, weaning at least 3 calves. The weaning weight ratio for all calves
must average at least 105%. Once a Summit Cow has earned her distinction
she will always be noted as such. A sire is given Summit status once he has at
least 5 daughters reach Summit Cow status
Ultrasound
Ribeye Area (REA):
In square in. and used as a predictor of ribeye size.
Ribeye Area per 100 lbs. Body Weight (RE/100):
Ribeye area expressed in
square inches and based on ribeye per 100 lbs body weight at yearling time.
Fat (FAT):
Measured in inches and adjusted to 365 days.
Intramuscular Fat (IMF):
Measured as a percentage and used as a predictor
of genetic marbling value.
Individual Performance
Birth Weight (BW):
ACTUAL
weight at birth, expressed in pounds.
Weaning Weight (205):
Weaning weight adjusted to a constant 205 days.
Takes into account differences in days of age at weaning and age of dam .
Weaning Weight (Ratio):
A direct comparison of an individual to all other indi-
viduals in its weaning contemporary group. Expressed as a percentage with 100
being the average for the group.
Yearling Weight (365):
Yearling weight adjusted to a constant 365 days. Takes
into account differences in days of age at yearling time, average daily gain
post-weaning, and adjusted 205 weight.
Yearling Weight (Ratio):
A direct comparison of an individual to all other indi-
viduals in its yearling contemporary group. Expressed as a percentage with 100
being the average for the group.
Scrotal Circumference (SC):
Testicular circumference, measured in centime-
ters, and adjusted to 365 days of age.
Weaning or Yearling Weight Per Day of Age (WWDA and YWDA):
In pounds
and calculated by dividing the actual weaning or yearling yearling weight taken
on weigh day by the number of days of age on weigh day.
Yearling Average Daily Gain (YADG):
Expressed in pounds gained on a daily
basis. Calculated by taking the weight gained from actual weaning time to actual
yearling weight and dividing this weight by the number of days between those
two weight points.
Feed Efficiency/RFI
FCR (Feed Conversion Ratio):
Daily dry matter intake expressed in a ratio
against contemporaries of feed required per one pound of gain.
FEADG (Average Daily Gain on Feed Efficiency Test):
Expressed in pounds
gained on a daily basis during our 70 day feed efficiency test.
RFI (Residual Feed Intake):
A feed efficeincy trait that quantifies variation in
feed intake that is unrelated to body weight and average daily gain. Measures
animals that consume less feed than expected for a given body weight and
growth rate.
R InX (Residual Feed Intake Index):
Expressed in % above or below average of
group. Calculated using measured RFI and average daily gain during test period.
Expected Progeny Difference
Expected Progeny Difference (EPD):
The genetic predictor of how future prog-
eny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other
animals listed in the breed database.
EPD Accuracy:
Since all bulls in this catalog are non-parents, their accuracies
are the lowest calculated by our national sire evaluation program. Every EPD re-
ported is either current or an interim EPD. An EPD noted with a “P” is a pedigree
EPD which is the average of the parent’s EPDs.
Birth Weight EPD (BW):
In pounds, predicts calf size and calving ease.
Weaning Weight EPD (WW):
Expressed in pounds, is a predictor of an animal’s
ability to transmit weaning growth to its progeny.
Yearling Weight EPD (YW):
Expressed in pounds, is a predictor of an animal’s
ability to transmit yearling growth to its progeny.
Milk EPD (Milk):
Predicts 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.
Maternal & Growth EPD (TM):
Expressed in pounds and used as a genetic
predictor of weaning weight taken by blending a combination of maternal milk
and weaning weight EPD values.
Scrotal Circumference EPD (SC):
Measured in centimenters at yearling time,
predicts testicular size.
Maternal Calving Ease (CEM):
Predicts the average ease with which a sire’s
daughters will calve unassisted as first calf heifers when compared to daughters
of other sires and expressed as a percentage.
Ribeye Area (REA):
Expressed in square inches, is a predictor of transmitting
ability of ribeye size and overall muscle mass which is a key component in USDA
yield grades.
Intramuscular Fat (IMF):
Expressed as a percentage, is a predictor of transmit-
ting ability for marbling or intra-muscular fat correlating to USDA quality grade
at harvest time.
S A V Final Answer 0035
S A V Priority 7283
S A V Blackcap May 5530
MC El Patron 129W16
MC La Patrona 000Z29
MC Ms Guns 000W25
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MC Priority 000C6 - ET
UB10306011 DDPF Polled UB1 DOB: 2/7/15
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Generation
Date of Birth
Cooperator Code
Ultrasound
Feed Efficiency/RFI
Registration
Number
DD Status
Scur Status
Individual
Performance
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