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BIEBER FOREFRONT J143
B orn : 1/21/2021
R eg R : : 4464481
100% AR 1A
ANDRAS FUSION R236
4.11 3.33
135 120
ADG WDA AS cr CE G rowth S c .
BIEBER FOREFRONT B281
BIEBER LAURA 112W BIEBER SPARTACUS A193
37.36 *** G6
BIEBER ADELLE 525G AOD: 2 MPPA: 104
BIEBER ADELLE 297Y
EPD Data Generated 1/25/2022
CED
BW -3.8
WW
YW 143 1%
MILK ME HPG
CEM STAY MARB REA
FAT
15
80
29
13
10
8
17
0.70 5%
0.18 0.03 37% 68%
EPD Rank Wts. Ratio
15% 16% 2%
17% 95% 62% 27% 26%
65
659 1319 109 120
89
H erd B uilder R ank
G rid M aster R ank
58 39%
86
P ro S R ank
144 1%
1%
This lot offers excellent growth to any operation.
1. Lot Number - This is the lot number of the animal. Cattle will have a white tag that will correspond to that number. Generally cattle will sell in lot number order. 2. Name - This is the registered name of the animal. Generally we name bulls after the sire and females after the dam. 3. Born - This is the birth date of the animal. 4. Reg - This is the Registration number of the animal. All Red Angus animals can be looked up on the Red Angus website by going to the animal search page and using this registration number. 5. Breed - This area has the breed composition and category as determined by the Red Angus Association of America. Breed Codes are: The Unknown cattle are largely cattle we weren’t able to prove parentage on in the Durheim herd. The unknown breed is either Simmental or Red Angus in the Durheim foundation cattle. 6. Category - This is the category as defined by the Red Angus Association. Categories are: • 1A = 100% Red Angus with no disqualifying features. • 1B = 87% to 99.9% Red Angus with no disqualifying features. • II = Equal to or greater than 87% up to and including 100% Angus blood content having one or more disqualifying features. Disqualifying Features include scurs or horns, ineligible white, black pigment, progeny of multiple sire groups, and missing birth date, or weaning weight and date. • III = Less than 87% Angus blood content. 7. Sire - Sire of the animal. 8. Paternal Grand Sire - Sire of the Sire. 9. Paternal Grand Dam - Dam of the Sire. 10. Dam - Dam of the animal. 11. Maternal Grand Sire - Sire of the Dam. 12. Maternal Grand Dam - Dam of the Dam. • AR = Red Angus • SM = Simmental • XX = Unknown 13. MPPA - Most Probable Producing Ability. An estimate of a cow’s future productivity for a trait (such as progeny weaning weight ratio) based on her past productivity. For example, a cow’s MPPA for weaning ratio is calculated from the cow’s average progeny weaning ratio, the number of her progeny with weaning record, and the repeatability of weaning weight. 14. AoD - Age of Dam at the time of weaning. 15. ADG - Average Daily Gain. Measurement of daily body weight change over a specified period of time of an animal on a feed test. 16. ADG Ratio - Average Daily Gain Ratio.The ratio of the animal within its contemporary group. ET and Twins will be marked with aTW and ET.These animals have no contemporary group.
17. WDA -Weight Per Day of Age.Weight of an individual divided by days of age. 18.WDA Ratio -Weight Per Day of Age Ratio.Weight of an individual divided by days of age. ET and Twins will be marked with aTW and ET. These animals have no contemporary group. 19. AScr. - Adjusted Scrotal Circumference. A measure of testes size obtained by measuring the distance around the testicles in the scrotum with a circular tape. Related to semen-producing capacity and is adjusted toYearling age. Actual Scrotal Measurement are provided on a supplement sheet at the sale. 20. CE - Calving Ease Score.This is our recommendation for CE based upon the data and the pedigree. *** = Use on heifers; expect less calving difficulty. ** = Use on growthy heifers and cows. Expect moderate calving difficulty on heifers and very little on cows. * = Use on cows; expect calving difficulty on heifers and some to very little on cows. 21. Growth Sc. - Growth Score.This is our recommendation for growth based upon the data and the pedigree. • G6 = Maximum growth rating. • G5 = High growth rating. • G4 = Moderately high growth rating. • G3 = Average growth rating. • G2 = Below average growth rating. • G1 = Low growth rating. 22. EPD Data Generated - The date this EPD data was pulled from the Red Angus Association website. 23. EPD - Expected Progeny Difference.The difference in expected performance of future progeny of an individual, compared with expected performance of future progeny of an individual of average genetic merit in the base time frame for the genetic evaluation. EPDs are estimated from phenotypic merit of an individual and all of its relatives and are estimates of one-half the breeding values. EPDs are generally reported in units of measurement for the trait (e.g. lb., in., etc.). acc - Accuracy. A measure of the reliability of an EPD. Accuracy values are reported as decimal numbers between zero and one. Values closer to one indicate larger amounts of available information and greater certainty that a bull’s EPDs will not change significantly as more progeny information becomes available. Bieber Red Angus reports the accuracy values for sires since they have high accuracies. EPDs are a more reliable estimate of performance than weight, ratios or other measurements. 24. Rank - This is the percentage rank of the EPD within the type of animal. Rank groups include Proven and Opportunity Sires, Active Dams, and Non Parent under TwoYears of Age. 25. Wts - Weight.The weight for that trait in that column adjusted to a constant days of age by Red Angus Association and Beef Improvement standards. 26. Ratio - The ratio for that trait in that column within its contemporary group. ET and Twins will be marked with a
TW and ET and have no contemporary group. 27. CED - Calving Ease Direct. Predicts the probability of calves being born unassisted out of two-year-old heifers. Producers want live calves born unassisted. Selecting on actual birth weight is flawed; it is influenced by non- genetic factors such as nutrition and weather (ambient temperature).While BW EPD removes these non-genetic factors, Red Angus CED EPD is the best predictor of calving ease. The CED EPD includes variation in BW plus other influential genetic factors such as gestation length, calf shape, etc. 28. Birth Weight EPD - Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight, and is also used in the calculation of the Calving Ease Direct (CED) EPD. 29. BW - Birth Weight.The actual weight in pounds at birth. 30. Weaning Weight EPD - Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam and a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning. 31. WW -WeaningWeight.The 205 adjusted weight.This is an indicator of growth up to weaning. 32. Yearling Weight EPD - Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to a standard 365 days of age).This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling. 33. YW -Yearling Weight.The 365 adjusted weight.This is a measure of growth from birth to yearling. 34. Milk EPD - Predicts the difference in maternal production of an individual animal’s daughters as expressed by the weaning weight of their calves. 35. ME EPD - Maintenance Energy. Predicts the difference in daughters’ maintenance energy requirements and is expressed in Mcal/Month. Recognizing that 70% of cowherd feed costs are burned up in maintaining weight and condition, Red Angus’ ME EPD allows for the selection of bulls whose daughters will require less feed; thus, reducing cowherd expenses. Includes selection pressure for ME EPD to ensure feed costs don’t get out of line when selection is made for greater performance and production. At Bieber Red Angus we collect a cow weight at weaning time to ensure greater accuracy of this EPD. 36. HPG EPD - Heifer Pregnancy. Predicts the probability of heifers conceiving to calve at two years of age. Many breeds offer genetic predictions of yearling bull scrotal circumference as an indicator of age of puberty. While puberty is a prerequisite, many factors influence pregnancy rate. Red Angus’ HPG EPD offers a tool which selects for what is economically relevant to ranchers - pregnant heifers. At Bieber Red Angus we submit all heifer breeding data to ensure the accuracy of this EPD. 37. CEM EPD - Calving Ease Maternal. Predicts the probability of a given animal’s daughters calving unassisted at two years of age. Replacement heifers should be able to calve on their own. Red Angus’ CEM EPD offers the industry’s most reliable prediction to address that concern.
It includes not only the predisposition for a female to calve unassisted, but also her contribution to her calf’s traits that make it more likely to be born unassisted. 38. STAY EPD - Stayability. Predicts the probability of a bull’s daughters remaining productive until at least six years of age.Why six? That’s how long it takes a female to breakeven given all the expenses of development. 39. MARB EPD - Marbling. Predicts differences for carcass marbling score as expressed in marbling score units. Higher marbling scores are positively correlated with higher carcass quality grades. 40. REA EPD - Rib Eye Area. Predicts differences of carcass Rib Eye Area between the 12th and 13th rib. Increased Rib Eye Area has a beneficial effect onYield Grade which also includes Carcass Weight and Fat Thickness. 41. FAT EPD - 12th Rib Fat Thickness. Predicts differences for carcass fat depth over the 12th rib, as expressed in inches. Increases in fat thickness have a detrimental effect onYield Grade. Fat thickness measured in young seedstock may be an indicator of fleshing ability. 42. HerdBuilder Index - As the name indicates, implementation of the HerdBuilder Index will assist producers in building profitable herds.The HerdBuilder Index is built using the following production scenario: • Red Angus bulls mated to cows and heifers (resulting progeny ¾ Red Angus, ¼ Simmental). • Replacement heifers retained from within the herd. • All remaining progeny sold on a quality-based carcass grid. 43. GridMaster Index -While Red Angus has traditionally been known as a superior maternal breed, those who have retained ownership in Red Angus calves know of their potential to excel in the feedyard and ultimately hang a premium carcass.The GridMaster Index is built using the following production scenario: • Red Angus bulls mated to cows (resulting progeny ¾ Red Angus, ¼ Simmental) • All progeny sold on a quality-based carcass grid 44. ProS Index - Profitability and Sustainability is an all-pupose index that predicts average economic differences in all segments in the beef supply chain.This index is a combination of the breeding objectives modeled in the HerdBuilder and GridMaster selection indexes. In this index, replacement heifers are retained from within the herd and all remaining progeny are fed out to slaughter and sold on a quality-based grid.Traits included in this index include calving ease, growth, HPG, STAY, Mature Weight, Dry Matter Intake and carcass traits.The resulting index is expressed in dollars per head born (Index/High Value). 45.Top Dollar - A third party evaluation on growth and carcass traits of an animal. Lots with this logo rank in the top 25% of the breed for growth and carcass EPD traits. 46. DNA - The DNA test submitted on this animal for parentage and genomically enhanced EPDs. 47. Footnote - This is information we would like to point out about the lot. It may contain breeding information on bred cattle.
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