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The Milk Number on a Bull That Will Never Give Milk
You are standing at the sale looking at a bull. His page has a row of numbers, and one of them is labeled Milk. Stop on that for a second. That bull will never give…
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Why You Cannot Push One Number Without Moving Another
Say you decide growth is what you want. Bigger calves, more pounds to sell. So you go through the sale book and buy the highest yearling-weight bulls you can find, year after year, and you…
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The Bull That Looked Great on Paper
You have seen it happen, maybe to you. A young bull comes up for sale with a set of numbers that stop you cold. His growth figures sit near the top of the breed. His…
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EPDs, Plain and Simple
This is a five-part series for a working cattleman who wants to read the numbers on a bull’s page and know what they mean, not just glance at them and hope. No schooling in math…
