EBVs Belong to the Progeny

If I set a threshold of +4.0kg for birth weight and won’t use bulls with EBVs above this, then we will get a set of... Read more

The use of set thresholds when making breeding decisions is an important component of utilising EBVs within a breeding program, however if the thresholds are... Read more

Another common mistake when interpreting EBVs is not understanding what the trait is describing in the performance of the progeny.   Once we understand the trait... Read more

Any discussion which tries to relate a bull’s EBVs to his own physical appearance or performance is fundamentally flawed. In essence, you are using the... Read more

Gaining a true assessment of a bull’s potential value and the direction he could take the herd can be hard when relying only on physical... Read more

Considering the developed understanding that a bull will have an immediate impact over 1-5 years in direct siring of progeny and then an additional 3-10-year impact... Read more

Often the value placed on a bull within a breeding program has a very short-term focus, with high expectations on him and the immediate influence... Read more

EBVs describe expected differences in the performance of progeny and are a prediction of an animal’s genetic merit. Calculated for a range of traits with... Read more

There is probably not a more succinct line than ‘EBVs belong to the progeny’ that could better address the most common issues people have when... Read more