Gelbvieh EPDs
AVERAGES
BIRTH WEIGHT (BW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight. CALVING EASE DIRECT (CED): An EPD that is expressed as a percent of unassisted births of a bull’s calves when he is used on heifers. A higher number is favorable, meaning better calving ease. WEANING WEIGHT (WW): 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. YEARLING WEIGHT (YW): Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to standard 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling. MILK: The genetic ability of a sire’s daughters to produce milk expressed in pounds of weaning weight. TOTAL MATERNAL (TMAT): A value that combines growth and milk information and a prediction of the weaning weight performance of calves from a sire’s daughter. This value does not have an accompanying accuracy value.
EPD
GV
BA
CED
13
14
BW
0.1
-0.6
WW
71
73
YW
104 114
Milk
23
23
TM
58
60
CEM
6
7
MB
0.2 0.37
RE
0.62 0.48
CALVING EASE MATERNAL (CEM): Represented as percent of unassisted births in a sire’s first-calving daughters. A higher number represents more favorable calving ease.
WEIGHT PER DAY OF AGE (WDA): Calculated by Current Weight Days of Age ADJUSTED WEANING WEIGHT (ADJ. WW): Weight, in pounds, the calf would be at 205 days of age and adjusts for age of dam and sex of calf. Uses the following formula: (Actual weaning weight — actual birth weight) x 205 + Actual Birth Weight + Dam Adj. Actual Age in Days ADJUSTED YEARLING WEIGHT (ADJ. YW): Weight, in pounds, the animal would be at 365 days of age. Uses the following formula: (Actual Weight — Actual Weaning Weight) x 160 + 205 day Adjusted Weaning Weight # of days between weights
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