Updated across-breed EPD tables released

ABEPD tables can be used by beef producers

PUBLISHED ON February 24, 2022

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) has released an update to their Across-Breed EPD (ABEPD) Tables for 2022. These ABEPD tables can be used by beef producers to compare purebred EPDs for eighteen breeds and the necessary adjustments between them. For beef producers looking to crossbreed, this tool can help make bull buying decisions easier by being able to compare eight common EPDs for all eighteen breeds (photo by Chesapeake Bay Program, creative commons/flickr.com)

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) has released an update to their Across-Breed EPD (ABEPD) Tables for 2022. These ABEPD tables can be used by beef producers to compare purebred EPDs for eighteen breeds and the necessary adjustments between them. For beef producers looking to crossbreed, this tool can help make bull buying decisions easier by being able to compare eight common EPDs for all eighteen breeds. Genetic improvement when crossbreeding can be better planned using this tool and help producers get the desired heterosis in their calves.

To view the press release and the updated ABEPD tables, go to the BIF website at https://beefimprovement.org/.

–Colorado State Extension