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HD 50K:
The industry standard for dependable boosts in EPD accuracy for Red and Black
Angus animals
• More than 54,000 DNA markers
• 13 economically important traits and parentage verification
• Results are reported as GE-EPDs and percentile ranks associated with molecular breeding values, bench-
marked against more than 7,900 Red and Black Angus animals tested with HD 50K, and reported to the
nearest 1 percent
Sire prospects and herd sires with GE-EPDs powered by HD 50K and percentile
ranks, you can more dependably identify:
• Sires to use extensively, strategically or sparingly, based on your breeding objectives
• Genetically superior young sires to accelerate genetic improvement
• Calving-ease sires for use on replacement heifers
• Sires likely to yield more productive replacement females
• Sires that excel in feedlot growth, efficiency and carcass merit
Traits with HD 50K genomic predictions
• Calving Ease Direct
• Birth Weight
• Weaning Weight
• Yearling Weight
• Milking Ability
• Calving Ease Maternal
4 – Quality Genetics Built on a Heritage of Commitment 50K Information
• Marbling Score
• Carcass Weight
• Ribeye Area
• Fat Thickness
• Tenderness
• Dry Matter Intake
• Residual Feed Intake