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EPDs:
Calving Ease Direct (CED)
, is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births, with a
higher value indicating greater calving ease in first-calf heifers. It predicts the average difference in ease
with which a sire's calves will be born when he is bred to first-calf heifers.
Birth Weight EPD (BW)
, expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit birth weight to
his progeny compared to that of other sires.
Weaning Weight EPD (WW)
, expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit weaning
growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
Yearling Weight EPD (YW)
, expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit yearling
growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires.
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.
Want a bull for your heifers?
See table below for minimum CE to qualify as a heifer bull, then look for a
HB
in the
catalog which will denote that the bull has been identified as acceptable for breeding heifers.
SILENT AUCTION
: The Livestock Judging Team will be hosting a silent auction prior and during the sale. The
winning bids will be announced after the sale. Some of the items for sale are:
Bovishield VL5HB – 50 doses
5 units of Accelerated Genetics semen $30 or less per unit, you select
2 units of Genex semen $30 or less per unit, you select
5 units of ABS Sire: VAR Reserve
and MORE……………
HEIFER SALE
: we are selling heifers after the bulls and information about the heifers follows bull information
in this catalog.
Video of each lot is available to be viewed at either DVAuction.com or at bulltest.siu.edu
APPENDIX:
Towards the back of the catalog; after the last heifer in the catalog.
Lot number with corresponding page numbers is available for easier look up of bulls
Table 1. Acceptable sire birth weight and calving ease direct EPDs for breeding to heifers.
Service sire breed
Maximum birth
weight EPD
Minimum calving ease direct
EPD
Angus
+7
Polled & Horned Hereford
+1.8
Red Angus
+9
Simmental
+12.6
Simm/Angus
+14.6
