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We incorporate AgBoost visualizations into each lot because, a picture can be quicker to interpret than a spreadsheet of numbers. Using GEPDs and percentile rankings from the Ideal Beef Evaluation (IBE), the AgBoost score displays each lot’s individual trait ranking for all the traits we currently measure in the IBE: BW: Birth Weight GEPD
SC: Scrotal Circumference GEPD MK: Milk GEPD FERT: Cow Fertility GEPD IMF: Intramuscular Fat GEPD REA: Ribeye Area GEPD RIB: Rib Fat GEPD TEND: Tenderness MVP
WW: Weaning Weight GEPD YW: Yearling Weight GEPD ADG: Average Daily Gain GEPD DMI: Dry Matter Intake FCR: Feed Conversion Rate GEPD DOC: Docility GEPD
HOW TO INTERPRET THE AGBOOST VISUALIZATION
TRAIT WIDTH (BLACK LINE): The width of each trait on the chart is an indicator of that trait’s heritability. The wider the portion, the more heritable a trait is. Traits are ordered in clockwise formation from most to least heritable. TRAIT HEIGHT (BLUE LINE): The higher a trait reaches from the
center, the better that traits score is. Close to the center is closer to 0, close to the outside edge is close to 10. All traits are on a 0-10 scale, 10 being the best. The large score in the center of the chart is the average of all ten trait scores on the AgBoost visualization. Learn more about AgBoost at www.ag-boost.com
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