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20 Commercial Red Angus With Hereford Influence Open Heifers From Huber Ey Red Angus:
All Heifers Are Home Raised, Solid Red In Color, And Selected From Our Replacement Pen. Heifers Have A Full
Vaccination Program, Are Bangs Vaccinated, Dectomax Poured, And Vet Examined For Breeding Soundness.
They Have Been Developed On A High Roughage Diet. We Have Taken Out The Extremes And Feel That This Is
A Very Uniform Functional Group. Call The Huber’s With Any Questions On This Group.
Selling 25 Black Bladie Open Heifers:
These Heifers Have Had The Full Vaccination ProgramAnd Have Been Vet Examined For Breeding Soundness. Please
Contact Myron Lodoen With Any Questions On This Group Of Females. (Home) 701-245-6495 Or (Cell) 701-263-7549
Solid Red Commercial Red Angus from Lodoen Cattle:
All are bangs vaccinated,poured w Dectomax and have a full work up of vaccinations. All were raised here by
Lodoens and come directly from our replacement pen.
35 Solid Red Simmental Cross Replacement:
Randy Schmitt from Rugby is offering 35 solid red Simmental cross replacements with a full vaccination work up as well.
His number is 537-3440
Group of Black White Face Heifers for Replacements:
Travis Anderson from Warwick has a group of black white face heifers for replacements and are also vaccinated.
His number is 739-0002
Calving Ease Direct (CED) - predicts the probability of calves being born unassisted out of two year-old heifers.
Producers want live calves - born unassisted. Selecting on actual birth weight is flawed; it is influenced by
nongenetic factors such as nutrition and weather (ambient temperature). While BW EPD removes these non-
genetic factors, Red Angus’ CED EPD is the best predictor of calving ease. The CED EPD includes variation in BW
plus other influential genetic factors such as gestation length, calf shape, etc.
Birth Weight EPD (BW) predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight, and is also used in the calculation of
Red Angus’ Calving Ease Direct (CED) EPD.
Weaning Weight EPD (WW) predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam and
a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning.
Yearling Weight EPD (YW) predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to a
standard 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling.
Milk EPD (MILK) predicts the difference in maternal production of an individual animal’s daughters as expressed
by the weaning weight of their calves.
Total Maternal EPD (TM) predicts the rancher’s actual observation of weaning weights of calves raised by
an animal’s daughters. TM includes the daughters milk EPD plus half of her genetic contribution to her calf’s
weaning weight EPD. The formula for TM EPD is: TM EPD = Milk EPD + 1/2 (WW EPD)
Heifer Pregnancy (HPG) - predicts the probability of heifers conceiving to calve at two years of age. Many
breeds offer genetic predictions of yearling bull scrotal circumference as an indicator of age of puberty. While
puberty is a prerequisite, many factors influence pregnancy rate. Red Angus’ HPG EPD offers a tool which
selects for what is economically relevant to ranchers - pregnant heifers.
Calving Ease Maternal (CEM) - predicts the probability of a given animal's daughters calving unassisted at
two years of age. Replacement heifers should be able to calve on their own. Red Angus' CEM EPD offers the
industry's most reliable prediction to address that concern. It includes not only the predisposition for a female
to calve unassisted, but also her contribution to her calf's traits (birth weight, calf shape, etc. that make it more
likely to be born unassisted.
Stayability (STAY) - predicts the probability that a bull's daughters will remain in the herd until at least six years
of age. University studies have shown the breakeven point on replacement heifers is five to six years of age.
Females that don't stay in the herd that long are losing money, and they also contribute to a higher rate of
replacement
Marbling Score (MARB) predicts differences for carcass marbling score as expressed in marbling score units.
Higher marbling scores are positively correlated with higher carcass quality grades.
Yield Grade (YG) predicts differences in USDA Yield Grade score, and is expressed in USDA Yield Grade units. YG
EPD is calculated using the genetic predictions of CW, REA and FAT EPDs. The reliability of Red Angus’
YG EPD is enhanced by using both ultrasound and actual carcass data in the calculation of REA and FAT EPDs.
Carcasss Weight (CW) predicts differences in hot carcass weight and is expressed in pounds. Because Red
Angus’ CW EPD is a multi-trait model which includes birth, weaning, and yearling weight data, the prediction
is not subject to culling bias. Thus, it provides a more reliable EPD as compared to only using actual carcass
weights. This computation allows for the use of weights taken on ~57,000 animals per year as compared to
only ~1,500 animals per year with actual carcass weight observations. Increased Carcass Weight tends to
detrimentally affect Yield Grade; the calculation of which also includes Rib Eye Area and Fat Thickness.
Rib Eye Area (REA) predicts differences of carcass Rib Eye Area between the 12th and 13th rib. Increased Rib
Eye Area has a beneficial effect on Yield Grade which also includes Carcass Weight and Fat Thickness.
12th Rib Fat Thickness (FAT) predicts differences for carcass fat depth over the 12th rib, as expressed in inches.
Increases in fat thickness has a detrimental effect on Yield Grade.
Rancher’s Guide to EPDs
Courtesy of the Red Angus Association of America