SDSU Extension AI Angus Bull EPD Selection Tool
SDSU Extension AI Angus Bull EPD Selection Tool
Bull accuracy data. Table matches EPD selection.
Web App Information
- The goal of this app is to help livestock producers select artificial insemination beef angus bulls.
- Bull EPD Data is dervied from four bull semen companies (Select, ORIgen, Genex, and ABS) catalogs.
- Bull EPD and accuracy data is regularily updated. The most current EPD and accuracy data should be independently verified from the companies.
- Bull Data on this web app was most recently updated on: 1/7/2021
EPD Definitions
- CED = Calving Ease Directive
- WW = Weaning Weight
- YW = Yearling Weight
- YH = Yearling Height
- SC = Scrotal Circumference
- DOC = Docility
- CEM = Calving Ease Maternal
- MILK = Maternal Milk
- MW = Mature Weight
- CW = Carcass Weight
- MARB = Marbling Score
- RE = Ribeye Area
- FAT = Fat Thickness
- Dollar_B = Dollar Beef Index
Numbers following the EPD on the slider tool are the current Sires Breed Average
Additional EPD Information
EPD Angus Breed Averages
Companies
- SS & AG = Select Sires
- Genex
- ORIgen
- ABS
Select Sires Link
Genex Link
ORIgen Link
ABS Link
Contributors
- Jameson Brennan, Assistant Professor & Livestock Grazing Specialist, South Dakota State University University, jameson.brennan@sdstate.edu
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