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 EPD .....Expected Progeny Difference (livestock breeding)

The new tool was called Expected Progeny Difference (EPD), and it was an estimate of the performance of the sire's calves compared to the performance of the calves of other sires in the breed.

It does not predict the actual level of performance, just the level and direction - positive or negative. EPDs are now calculated on all animals within a breed, including animals that have few or no progeny. EPDs cannot be compared across breeds without adjustment.

The overall purpose of EPD is to compare the genetic merit of livestock based on specific traits. These traits can include birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW), milking ability (MA), total maternal, carcass cutability, carcass quality, gestation length, scrotal circumference, and pelvic area (PA). Breed associations are continuously developing data to establish more EPD categories and traits. For this publication we are going to focus on the most commonly referenced traits with regard to beef cattle in youth livestock judging contests. These include birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, and milking ability EPD. Selection decisions based on combining EPD with visual appraisal to improve decision making accuracy.

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