EXPLANATION OF EPD'S
BW: |
Birth weight-expressed in pounds, a prediction of a sire’s ability to transmit birth weight to his offspring. |
WW: |
Weaning weight-expressed in pounds, a predictor of sire’s ability to transmit weaning growth to offspring. Expressed as 205-day adj. Wt. |
YW: |
Yearling weight-expressed in pounds, a predictor of a sire’s ability to transmit yearling growth to offspring. |
Milk: |
A predictor of a sire’s genetic merit for mild and mothering ability as expressed in his daughters. |
TM: |
Total maternal- ½ weaning weight + milk. This index is the expected amount of pounds that a sire’s daughters’ calves will differ from the breed average assuming the daughters are mated to sires of average genetic merit for weaning weight |