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in external fat thickness at the 12th rib (as measured between the 12th and 13th ribs) of a sire's progeny compared to progeny of other sires. These last five make up the Carcass EPDs; these five may be the ones with the least amount of data collected. On the chart below you will also see % Rank this is where that bull ranks in the data bank compared to all the other bulls

in that breed. I am proud that this bull has eight of the fifteen Ge-EPDs in the top twenty-five percent. There is also ACC which stands for accuracy, until the bull/cow has had some progeny these numbers have the “chance” of varying along the horizontal line. The more data collected on the animals progeny the shorter the line usually gets. Ok so that was a simple

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and it is harder for them to grade out as a prime cut, however the population is asking for leaner meat which in my opinion makes a Limousin/ Limousin cross a great selection. Fat (FT) is expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences

Reg Num: NPM1623559 JCL Lodestar 27L

Reg Num: NPM2128659 AEGG Evander 789E

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