EPD stuff

Question 1

What is MCE

Answer 1

Maternal Calving Ease: Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.

Question 2

What is MLK

Answer 2

Milk: pounds of weaning weight due to milk.

Question 3

What is MRB

Answer 3

Marbling: marbling score

Question 4

What is MWW

Answer 4

Maternal Weaning Weight: pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth.

Question 5

What is BF

Answer 5

Back Fat: inches of backfat

Question 6

What is BW

Answer 6

Birth Weight: pounds of birth weight

Question 7

What is CE

Answer 7

Calving Ease; percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.

Question 8

What is REA

Answer 8

Ribeye area: square inches of ribeye

Question 9

What is WBSF

Answer 9

Warner-Bratzler Shear Force: pounds of force required to shear a steak

Question 10

What is STAY

Answer 10

Stayability: percent of daughters remaining in the cowheard at 6 years of age.

Question 11

What is TI

Answer 11

Terminal Index: dollars per cow exposed under a terminal sire scenarior

Question 12

What is WW

Answer 12

Weaning weight: pounds of weaning weight

Question 13

What is YW

Answer 13

Yearling weight: pounds of yearling weight

Question 14

What is YG

Answer 14

Yield grade: yield grade score.

Question 15

What is API

Answer 15

All Purpose Index: dollars per cow exposed under an all purpose sire scenario.

Question 16

If a cattlemen is raising replacements which index should he use? API or TI

Answer 16

API

Question 17

What is an EPD

Answer 17

Expected Progeny Difference: the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels.

Question 18

What would be the range of EPDs in progeny if Sire A had -5 and Sire B had +10

Answer 18

15 units

Question 19

If you are putting all offspring on feed and sell on grade and yield - what index should you use for sire selection?

Answer 19

TI