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In my never ending quest to learn a little something about cattle, I recently noticed that a lot of bulls have very poor $EN numbers. The Select Catalog has very few bulls that arent really negative in that department. Now understand I am not single trait selecting for just $EN. But if a bovine could utilize feed more efficiently and pass that trait along to progeny, shouldn't that get our attention? My questions for ya'll is how is the $EN EPD defined exactly? (Maybe I am defining it incorrectly) :shock: And how important is it to you? And lastly, why are so many bulls really lacking in that particular EPD? I have found some that really excell by the way, but am still in study mode as to deciding to buy any semen. Thanks! Maybe my post should of been titled......QuestionS from a simple minded, under achieving, screwball. :D
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