How To Read The Catalog Information The CHB logo is shown on anything in the top 50% of the breed for producing feeder cattle that will excel in the economically relevant traits of gain, feed efficiency, and carcass merit when mated to Angus cows. The Maternal Advantage logo is shown on anything in the top 50% of the breed for Baldy Maternal INdex (BMI$) if used on British-based cows.
13. Scrotal Circumference EPD is the best estimate of fertility. It is related to the bull’s own semen quantity and quality, and is also associated with age at puberty of sons and daughters. 14. Fat thickness EPD. Plus indicates higher fat thickness and minus indicates lower fat thickness. 15. Rib eye area EPD. Plus indicates larger Rib eye area and minus indicates smaller Rib eye area. 16. Marbling EPD. Plus indicates higher marbling and minus indicates lower marbling. 17. MCE Maternal Calving Ease. Reads the same as Box 10, only it is an EPD indication of a sires’ daughters to calve unassisted. 18. The milking ability of a bull’s daughter expressed in pounds of calf weaned. It predicts the difference in average weight of a bull’s daughter’s progeny due to milking ability. 19. Milk and Growth reflects what the bull is expected to transmit to his daughters for a combination of growth genetics and genetics for milking ability through the time the calf is weaned. 20. Udder Suspension scores range from very tight to very pendulous and represent assessments of udder support. The breed average for udder is 1.27. 21. Teat Size scores range from very tight to very pendulous and are subjective assessments of the teat length and circumference. The beed average for teat size is 1.29. 22. Baldy Maternal Index. 23. Brahman Influence Index. 24. Certified Hereford Beef Index.
CE
BW Adj. 205 Adj. 365 Sc. Circ.
Fat
REA
IMF
Actual Data
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8
CED
BW WW YW Sc. Circ.
Fat
REA
IMF
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EPD Data
CEM Milk M&G Udder Susp. Teat Size BMI
BII
CHB
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1. Calving Ease.
1. No difficulty, no assistance. 2. Minor difficulty, some assistance. 3. Major difficulty, calf puller used. 4. Cesarean section, very difficult. 5. Abnormal presentation.
2. Actual birth weight. 3 & 4. Weights adjusted to normal weaning and yearling age, plus in the case of weaning weight, to the age of the dam. 5. Scrotal circumference in centimeters on Jan. 8, 2026. 6. Adjusted Backfat. 7. Adjusted Rib Eye Area. 8. Marbling 9. CE Calving Ease Direct. An EPD showing an estimation of a sires calves to be born unassisted. Example: A sire with an EPD of +8 for calving ease is expected to have 8% more calves born unassisted out of two year old cows than a sire of 0. 10, 11 & 12. Progeny of this bull are expected to be plus or minus the pounds of weight for the trait shown. EXAMPLE: A bull with a Weaning EPD of +12.1 is expected to produce calves that are 12.1 pounds heavier at weaning than a bull with a Weaning EPD of 0.0. The accuracy (ACC) is also provided except on Maternal Weaning Wt. This figure shows the percent of accuracy for the EPD.
S&S Polled Herefords
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