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Fact Sheet Written by:
Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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University of California, Davis http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu
The accuracy associated with EPDs increase as more information becomes available. Initially EPDs are derived from the average of animals’ parents (pedigree estimate). Once an animal has a record themselves the accuracy of the EPD increases and continues to do so as the animal has recorded progeny.
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