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MA-EPDS: Perspective from American Angus Association

Last Updated: February 09, 2011

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Fact Sheet Written by:

Sally L. Northcutt Angus Genetics Inc., American Angus Association

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Genomic-enhanced Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs), sometimes called marker-assisted (MA) EPDs, are calculated on animals using the American Angus Association® (AAA) database along with the results from the IGENITY® Profile for Angus cattle to provide more thorough characterization of economically important traits and improved accuracy on young animals. Angus breeders have become accustomed to the rapid feedback of this new endeavor, and updated weekly carcass EPDs have become the norm, to provide timely selection tools beyond the classic interim EPD concept.

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