Chap
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I have read several comments about cows that carry low milk epds that actually milk quite well. I had posted this in the Hereford thread below and thought it would benefit some members as a stand alone thread. The jist is that the Milk EPD is not a direct expression of how a cow will milk but rather the genetic potential of her daughters to milk as compared to daughters of other cows or bulls.
When talking about milk epd, we need to remember that those figures represent the daughters of those animals ability to milk expressed in lbs of calf at weaning attributed to milk. obviously with any EPD, there will be differences in progeny, including outliers. so a bull or cow with a +5 milk epd would be expected to produce daughters whose calves weigh 5 lbs more at weaning , due to milk and morthering ability, than another cow or bull's daughter that had a 0 milk epd.
From Angus.org
Maternal Milk EPD (Milk), is a predictor of a sire's genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf's weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability.
When talking about milk epd, we need to remember that those figures represent the daughters of those animals ability to milk expressed in lbs of calf at weaning attributed to milk. obviously with any EPD, there will be differences in progeny, including outliers. so a bull or cow with a +5 milk epd would be expected to produce daughters whose calves weigh 5 lbs more at weaning , due to milk and morthering ability, than another cow or bull's daughter that had a 0 milk epd.
From Angus.org
Maternal Milk EPD (Milk), is a predictor of a sire's genetic merit for milk and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires. In other words, it is that part of a calf's weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability.