Use CE as a criterion, not your entire breeding objective. If the outcome you’re trying to influence is calving difficulty in heifers, CE is the more direct tool for answering that question. Continue reading Calving Ease EPD – What does it tell us and what is the use case scenario?
That 75 lb birth weight tells you what that bull weighed on the day he was born, under the circumstances in which he was raised. It doesn’t give you the full picture. Continue reading Birth Weight EPD… and why actual BW doesn’t necessarily tell you the whole story
MILK doesn’t measure the milk in the bucket (maybe it does in dairy but not in beef ). It’s expressed through pounds on the calf. Continue reading What does the MILK EPD actually measure?
This is intended to help understand the ASA/IGS Stayability EPD Continue reading What is the Stayability EPD and how is it measured?
This is what Simmental breeders and commercial producers need to understand about the updates, why phenotypic data and complete contemporary groups remain critical, and how to use the updated indexes as part of a broader selection strategy. Continue reading American Simmental Association is building the next $API & $TI – What do you need to know?
By MORGAN KUNTZ-GARRISONDec 24, 2025 Read the original article published by Farm & Ranch Guide here With a deep background … Continue reading Data Genie offers genomic insights to cattle producers
IGS has made some changes to improve the evaluation for CE and MCE. Continue reading IGS Updates to CE & MCE EPDs
Commercial cattlemen, this one is for you. If you want EPDs generated by the largest multi-breed genetic evaluation in the … Continue reading Commercial Producers – EPDs
As we continue to see an increase in sample submissions, we have also seen an increase in mis-identification of samples. Tips to help prevent this during collection are included in this post. Continue reading DNA and Mis-Identification of Samples
If your spring sale has come and gone, payments and delivery has been completed, please get the transfer information submitted to your Association. Even if the buyer indicates they do not want the papers, here’s a few reasons why it may be beneficial to submit them anyway. Continue reading Benefits of Submitting Transfers to the Association
