How important is it to enrol all of the animals in my herd in WHE?
In an effort to increase the accuracy and predictibility, performance data on all animals in your herd need to be enrolled. This data will be used to produce reliable herd management and genetic informaiton., which can be used to make more accurate selection and culling decisions. Some of the benefits of whole herd enrollment include: • accurate herd and breed inventory • ability to estimate reproductive quality EPDs • improve the accuracy of stayablity EPDs • eliminate reporting bias which will affect genetic predictions on reported animals • herd managemenmt information i.e.