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Performance Terms & Listings
Each bull listed has
performance numbers listed in the format below for the following categories:
Example numbers are listed in parenthesis (example)
Individual Performance E.P.D.’S
MSI
|
Individual Performance |
E.P.D.’S
|
MSI
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Birth Wt. (60) |
Birth (-2.7) |
Muscle Score (3.4) |
|
|
Weaning Wt. (500) |
Weaning (23) |
Frame Score (6.9) |
|
|
Yearling Wt. (950) |
Yearling (37) |
BioSort Shape (3.9) |
|
|
55
Day Test Gain (2.50) |
Milk (9) |
BioSort Type (B) |
|
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Yearling Scrotal (38.5) |
M & G (30) |
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|
Ribeye Area (+ .10) |
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Marbling (+.30) |
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- All Individual Performance is actual with
no creep pre-weaning and limit fed post weaning with a 55 day feed test.
- All cows to these bulls are raised with our commercial herd in a low-input
environment.
- All E.P.D.’s on yearlings are based on pedigree estimates.
- All MSI measurements are automated – non-biased scores.
The BioSort Look-A-Like Program
Look-A-Likes are bulls that are very similar in shape even though their
weights or ages are different. We have grouped bulls into “Look Groups” if
their shape scores are within a 2 shape score variation. Selecting bulls
with similar shapes will improve the visual uniformity in your herd.
| Look Group |
Lots |
Shape |
Type
|
| 1 |
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 20, 21, 23 |
>4.5 |
B+
|
| 2 |
8, 22, 26, 27, 28 |
2.3 to 3.8 |
B+ |
| 3 |
5, 10, 15, 24, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34 |
1.4 to –2.1 |
B |
| 4 |
4, 7, 31 |
-3.9 to –5.6 |
B |
| 5 |
12, 13 |
-8.5 to –10.0 |
C |
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