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The American International Charolais
Association Terminal Sire Profitability Index utilizes economic
and management descriptions of your ranching operation, along
with EPD on available Charolais bulls to assist in identifying
the most profitable sires for your unique operation. Using
economic selection index theory, this tool will generate dollar
indexes per terminal progeny produced on bulls in the American
International Charolais Association database, ranking them for
profit potential given the inputs you provide. The dollar
indexes are to be interpreted much like single trait EPD. For
example, if sire A’s index is $110.50 and sire B’s index is
$115.00, then we would expect Sire B’s offspring to average
$4.50 more net return ($115.00 - $110.50) than sire A’s
offspring.
This program assumes all
offspring are marketed based upon carcass value and replacement
females are purchased or raised as a separate enterprise. Inputs
should be provided based on historical information from your
operation.
It is important to remember that
this is a Terminal Sire Index and should not be used as the sole
selection tool for producing replacement females. Producers
should consider the appropriate traits for the selection of
sires to produce replacement females.
For further information or
questions contact the American International Charolais
Association.
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