Improving Selection Through NALF Genomically-Enhanced EPDs (GE-EPDs) Why buy a Coleman Limousin Bull? • C omplete performance and ultrasound information.
Limousin breeders and their commercial customers benefit greatly from new breeding and selection tools. The North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) launched genomically-enhanced EPDs (GE-EPDs) with the fall 2015 international cattle evaluation. This provides GE-EPDs for all Limousin and Lim-Flex animals that have completed DNA testing for genomic profiles. The information from the genomic data can be as informative as a bull’s first calf crop or a cow’s lifetime production record. Since genomic data is incorporated directly into the EPDs, cattle producers will not have to learn how to interpret new data. For more information, visit www. NALF.org or call 303-220-1693. Major Benefits of GE EPDs 1. Risk Reduction through improved accuracies. 2. Value of time to assess breeding stock at a younger age. 3. Increased rate of genetic progress. 4. Getting data on economically important traits, which are expensive or difficult to measure. 5. A combination of pedigree information, individual performance data, and genomics into one easy to understand number.
• F ree nationwide delivery. • B ulls are fertility tested. • B ulls sell with a first year breeding guarantee. • B ulls are parent verified. • B ulls have Genomically-Enhanced EPDs. • S ight unseen purchase program.
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48th Annual COLEMAN LIMOUSIN RANCH Production Sale
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