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Reference Sires                                        Quality Genetics Built on a Heritage of Commitment – 7

        XO CROWFOOT 0102X ........................................ 2317278  RIDGE RED EDGE 4019 ........................................ 1690245
         HB  GM  CED  BW  WW  YW  MK  ME  HPG  CEM ST  MB   YG   CW  REA   Fat   HB  GM  CED  BW  WW  YW  MK  ME  HPG  CEM ST  MB   YG   CW  REA   Fat
          16  47  5  -0.3  74  102  21  -12  16  2  -2  0.38  0.05 29 0.41  0.04    88 47  4  -1.4  58 86  20  2  12  1   9  0.32  0.10  19  -0.06  0.02

        BECKTON EPIC R397 K ........................................ 1042135  RIDGE LEGEND 4094 .......................................... 1690307
         HB  GM  CED  BW  WW  YW  MK  ME  HPG  CEM ST  MB   YG   CW  REA   Fat   HB  GM  CED  BW  WW  YW  MK  ME  HPG  CEM ST  MB   YG   CW  REA   Fat
          135 54  -5  0.1  70 122  16  -12  14  3  13  0.45  0.18  43  0.29  0.06    75 47  9  -2.6  40 68  21  -2  12  1   6  0.29  -0.09  8  0.36  0.01


        5L GRAND EXPRESS 453-5655 .............................. 1048095
         HB  GM  CED  BW  WW  YW  MK  ME  HPG  CEM ST  MB   YG   CW  REA   Fat
          80 46  9  -0.7  58 84  13  -6  16  0   6  0.00  -0.22  19  0.76  0.00



                                          Red Angus Guide to EPDs


          HB ...... HerdBuilder Index – Need bulls for developing a profi table cowherd and   CEM .... Calving Ease Maternal – Another number to pay attention to if you are
          maximizing the value of marketed progeny? Select a bull with a high HB value.  retaining heifers. Selecting bulls with a high CEM will increase the probability of those
          GM ...... GridMaster Index – If you market all of your calf crop and want to increase   daughters calving unassisted.
          the value of that calf crop, select a bull with a high GM value to maximize your profi t.  STAY.... Stayability – The most important trait if your goal is developing cows that
          CED ..... Calving Ease Direct – Breeding Heifers? Select bulls with a high CED to   stay productive, thus increasing your profi tability. Bulls that have a high Stay EPD are
          increase the probability that the heifers will calve unassisted.  expected to sire daughters that remain productive in the herd until at least 6 years of
          BW...... Birth Weight – Predicts differences in birth weight. BW is included in the CED   age.
          EPD, so simplify your decisions by selecting bulls based on CED instead of BW.  MARB .. Marbling Score – Select bulls with high MARB EPD to increase the number of
          WW ..... Weaning Weight and YW ....Yearling Weight – Predicts differences in weight   progeny that grade Choice or Prime.
          at weaning and yearling. While selection based on these growth measures can   YG ...... Yield Grade – Marketing calves on a grid? Placing selection pressure on YG
          increase your payweight, be cautious as to what the bull’s other EPDs are.  EPD will decrease the number of YG discounts on grid-marketed progeny.
          Milk .... Milk – Predicts differences in weaning weight of daughter’s progeny due to   CW...... Carcasss Weight – Selecting bulls with a high CW EPD will increase the weight
          milk production.                                      of the hanging carcass, which directly impacts revenue.
          ME ...... Maintenance Energy – Selecting bulls with a lower ME EPD will decrease the   REA ..... Rib Eye Area – Need to add muscle? Select bulls with a high REA EPD to
          amount of feed his daughters will require to maintain body weight.  increase rib eye area, which favorably increases Yield Grade.
          HPG..... Heifer Pregnancy – Retaining heifers? Select bulls with a high HPG to   FAT ..... Backfat – Need to reduce waste in carcasses? Select bulls with a low FAT EPD
          increase the percentage of exposures that result in a calving observation.  to reduce backfat, which favorably increases Yield Grade.

































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