50k test

[Judge]

Dose the 50k test give you full epds if an animal dose not have any epds

 

[Simbeef10]

No, the 50k test will enhance the EPDs and increase their accuracy

 

[HerefordGuy]

Dose the 50k test give you full epds if an animal dose not have any epds

What breed association are you working with?
The genomic predictions give you genomic EPDs for all of the traits (for which the test is designed). But, breed association policies might prevent them from being published. If you want, I can look into it for you, if you let me know what association you are working with.

 

[Judge]

Angus association

 

[HerefordGuy]

I asked Tonya Amen. First, make sure the calf is registered and does not only have a BIR number. As long as the calf is registered a genomic test will fill in all the blank boxes, except for heifer pregnancy EPD.

So, to answer your questions, a genomic test will give you EPDs for all traits except heifer pregnancy.

Let me know if you have further questions.

 

[cowboy_nyk]

I can vouch for Hereford Guy.  I'm in the Canadian Angus Assoc but the 50K test gave me all the carcass epd etc. for my young sires (and I've never done ultrasound).  Very happy with the results personally.

 

[cowsrcuddly]

Yep HerefordGuy is right!
If your Angus doesn't have any EPDs ---testing with 50K will give them CED, BW, WW, YW, YH, MW, MH, DMI, RFI, SC, Doc, HP, CEM, Milk, CW, Fat, RE, Mar, Tenderness EPDs that are enhanced to a .35 accuracy instead of a .05 accuracy. 

HD 50K marker information provides the equivalent of EPDs that include: equivalent EPDS of
-30 progeny with ultrasound scan records
-20 progeny with calving ease, weaning and yearling weight records
-10 daughters with production records fro maternal traits.

Its definitely the way to go if your calves' parents have no EPDs, is from a flush and has no EPDs, or have no contemporaries.

 

[FriedgesCharolais]

What's the difference between the 50k test and the GGP-HP test?  Is one better than the other?

 

[cowsrcuddly]

Virtually the same except turn around time seems to be faster with the Zoetis HD 50K test.  As posted on another chatroom--(The Geneseek genetic correlation with CED is clearly poorer according to AGI's only published description.)  FWIW