EPD stuff Flashcards
What is MCE
Maternal Calving Ease: Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.
What is MLK
Milk: pounds of weaning weight due to milk.
What is MRB
Marbling: marbling score
What is MWW
Maternal Weaning Weight: pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth.
What is BF
Back Fat: inches of backfat
What is BW
Birth Weight: pounds of birth weight
What is CE
Calving Ease; percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.
What is REA
Ribeye area: square inches of ribeye
What is WBSF
Warner-Bratzler Shear Force: pounds of force required to shear a steak
What is STAY
Stayability: percent of daughters remaining in the cowheard at 6 years of age.
What is TI
Terminal Index: dollars per cow exposed under a terminal sire scenarior
What is WW
Weaning weight: pounds of weaning weight
What is YW
Yearling weight: pounds of yearling weight
What is YG
Yield grade: yield grade score.
What is API
All Purpose Index: dollars per cow exposed under an all purpose sire scenario.
If a cattlemen is raising replacements which index should he use? API or TI
API
What is an EPD
Expected Progeny Difference: the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels.
What would be the range of EPDs in progeny if Sire A had -5 and Sire B had +10
15 units
If you are putting all offspring on feed and sell on grade and yield - what index should you use for sire selection?
TI
