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P/H
P - Polled, Dbl P - Double Polled (sire & dam are polled),
H - Horned, P/Scurred - Polled/Scurred,
Homo Polled - Homozygous Polled (will sire only polled
calves),
Multi Polled - Multiple Polled (Dam is at least double polled
in addition to the sire being polled)
Color
Blk - Black, DB - Dbl Black (Sire & Dam both black)
Multi Black - Multiple Black (dam is at least double black in
addition to the sire being black),
Homo Black - Homozygous Black (DNA coat tested to only
sire black calves). Bulls without Pfizer test scores may be
homozygous black, but were not tested.
ADG
Average Daily Gain from weaning weight to Feb. 5 weight
except for the fall bulls that would be 130 days past year-
ling weight.
EPDs
New RedAngus/Simmental Base Expected Progeny Differ-
ence - expected pounds above or below the breed aver-
age for birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), yearling
weight (YW), milk, or inches for ribeye (RE) and marbling
(Mb). We only include the major EPDs due to space, but
full EPDs are available by contacting us or by doing a
search on the AGA website, Gelbvieh.org/search/defeault.
asp or the Angus website, Angus.org/animal/EPDPed-
Search.aspx.
Dam’s Progeny WWR
The number of calves the dam has weaned and their avg
adj. weaning weight ratio.
WW - Adj. weaning weight and ratio
YW - Adj. yearling weight and yearling weight ratio
FS - Frame Score
SC - Scrotal Circumference adjusted to 365 days
Breed - AN - Black Angus, AR - Red Angus, GV -
Gelbvieh, numbers in front indicate the percentage of each
breed in the animal.
Carcass Ultrasound measurements will be
available sale day.
BW WW YW Milk RE MB
Gelbvieh +2.0 +65 +91 +26 +.28 -.14
Balancer +0.8 +62 +96 +24 +.33 +.23
Angus +1.7 +46 +85 +23 +.32 +.41
Catalog Key
Pfizer GENESTAR DNA Tests
Marbling: For most markets, higher MVPs are favored
for marbling, which is reported in units of USDA marbling
score.
Tenderness: Lower MVPs are favored for tenderness,
which is assessed in lbs. of force required to shear a piece
of longissimus dorsi muscle, cooked to a standard proto-
col.
Marbling and Tenderness Ranks: Ranking is within
breed.
Palatibility Index: Palatibility index scores rank animals
in net genetic merit for marbling and tenderness (equal
weighting), where values below 100 suggest marginal eat-
ing satisfaction, scores between 100 and 355 indicate ac-
ceptable palatibility and scores above 355 identify genet-
ics for superior combinations of tenderness, juiciness and
flavor.
Palatability Ranks: Ranked across all animals and breeds
in the Pfizer database.
Breed Average EPDs
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HD 50K - 50K for Angus is the first commercially available
Molecular Value Predictions (MVPs) derived from a High-
Density panel with more than 50,000 markers. The suite of
14 genomic trait predictions, including the beef industry’s
first DNA-based economic index, provides MVPs for some
ecnomically important traits not available as EPDs like
ADG, Dry Matter Intake and tenderness, as well as many
traits that complement EPDs. 50K MVPs help to more ac-
curately predict genetic merit in young, unproven animals
as early as four months of age, as compared to moder-
ate or high-accuracy EPDs that require years of data. The
EPDs of the sale bulls that have the 50K logo by their pedi-
grees reflect the increased accuracy and essentially EPDs
with accuracy equivalent to anywhere from 7 to 20 offspring
(see chart above). See Page 15 for full results.
Feed Efficiency Data
Intake: Daily lbs. of dry matter intake
RFI: Residual Feed Intake is an in herd index. A negative
number indicates less feed consumes while on test. See a
more detailed explanation on next page.
Group: Three test groups included 1 (early group) 2 (sec-
ond group) and 3 (fall bulls).