The Data is in! Dam and Sire DNA and EPD Overview

The results are in! As we kick off the Live | WiRED project, take some time to review the EPDs and DNA of the Dam and Sires involved in the project.

Live WiRED Project
	Dam	Sire H1	Sire H2	Sire H3	Expected Progeny Average	Progeny Genomic Progress*
Breed	GV	AR	AR	AR	AR/GV
Top Dollar Angus Qualified**	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Igenity ADG Score (1-10)	4	8	7	9	6.0	2.0	Notable improvement
Igenity Marbling Score (1-10)	3	7	6	7	4.8	1.8	Notable improvement
Zoetis Marbling Score (0-100)	57	87	73	69	66.7	9.7	Improvement
Zoetis Yield Grade Score (0-100)	47	27	16	35	36.5	-10.5	Modest Drop
GridMaster Index		53	52	53
Marb EPD		0.78	0.84	0.71
YG EPD		0.04	0.24	-0.22
	Dam	Sire L1	Sire L2		Expected Progeny Average	Progeny Genomic Progress*
Breed	GV	AR	AR		AR/GV
Top Dollar Angus Qualified**	No	No	No		No
Igenity ADG Score (1-10)	4	6	4		4.5	0.5	Minimal improvement
Igenity Marbling Score (1-10)	3	3	3		3.0	0.0	No improvement
Zoetis Marbling Score (0-100)	57	54	54		55.5	-1.5	Slight Drop
Zoetis Yield Grade Score (0-100)	47	29	33		41.7	-5.3	Modest Drop
GridMaster Index		46	48
Marb EPD		0.21	-0.10
YG EPD		-0.10	-0.01
*Progeny compared to dam.
**Igenity ADG and Marbling scores must average 6.25 or higher to qualify.
Igenity DNA Summary:
Penny scores a 4 in ADG, which is slightly below average.
Her marbling score of 3 is quite low, but not unusual for the Gelbvieh breed.
Our high-end bulls are strong in ADG, scoring from 7 to 9.
They are also above average for marbling, with scores of 6 and 7.
Our two low-end sires average in the middle for ADG (scores of 6 and 4).
These two sires are quite weak in Mabling for the Red Angus breed (both scoring only 3/10).
Zoetis DNA Summary:
Penny scores a 57 in mabling, which is slightly above the test population midpoint. She is not expected to be very high, being a purebred Gelbvieh.
Penny scores a 47 in yield grade, which is highest of the group. This is expected because she is a Gelbvieh female.
Our high-end bulls are stronger in marbling, ranging from 69 to 87.
Our high-end bulls are range from 16 to 35 for yield grade.
Our two low-end sires score slightly below Penny for marbling (both at 54). These are quite low in Marbling for being Red Angus sires.
Our two low-end Red Angus sires also score pretty low for yield grade (well below average).

Announcing Live | WiRED…Tracking Red Angus EPDs in Action

The Junior Red Angus

Meet "Penny" the Donor

board is excited about a unique opportunity to explore EPDs over the next three years in a project featuring the progeny of Penny, a Gelbvieh Cow flushed to selected sires representing both EPD high bell curve and low bell curve Red Angus sires. The goal of the project is to isolate the genetic differences of the bulls and demonstrate EPDs through evaluating two sets of calves from birth through harvest (25 head per sire group). The tracking of these progeny will be a platform for integrated EPD education and exploration throughout the upcoming Junior Red Angus activities and events.