New Maternal Tools, Annual Updates | WEBINAR - May 23, 2025 Three new maternal EPDs were released by the American Angus Association® on May 23, 2025, alongside annual economic assumption updates to the National Cattle Evaluation. The three new maternal EPDs - Functional Longevity (FL), Teat Size (Teat) and Udder Suspension (UDDR) are now available on all registered Angus cattle with a phenotype or genotype on file. The Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) and Combined Value ($C) Indexes have been updated to include the new traits. Updates were also applied to the models for the Heifer Pregnancy (HP) EPD and feed efficiency. Updates to genomic scores, which will include the addition of FL, Teat, and UDDR traits, will be released on June 27. More information on the new EPDs and annual evaluation updates can be found on https://www.angus.org. ——————————— Be sure to check out our education platform: 🎓 - ANGUS UNIVERSITY - [https://www.angus.org/university] for a full suite of educational resources. 📺 - AngusTV is a production of the American Angus Association. American Angus is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving more than 25,000 members across the United States and Canada. 🔴 - Click HERE to visit our channel and SUBSCRIBE for updates - https://www.youtube.com/c/AngusMedia 🎯 - Click HERE to JOIN the #AngusFamily - http://www.angus.org/General/gnrlApplInfo.aspx ❗️- Click HERE to REGISTER your cattle - https://www.angusonline.org/logon.aspx 👔 - Click HERE to buy Angus Merchandise - https://shop.angus.org/ 📕 - Learn even more by visiting http://www.angus.org/ Connect with the American Angus Association on Social Media: 👉 FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/AngusAssoc 👉 INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/angusassoc/?hl=en 👉 NEWSLETTER - https://angusconvention.activehosted.com/f/7 #AngusFamily 0:00 Annual updates and release of new EPDs 1:31 Feed efficiency (RADG, DMI EPDs) 4:07 Teat Size, Udder Suspension and Functional Longevity EPDs 4:24 Teat Size and Udder Suspension EPDs 5:31 Functional Longevity EPD 7:16 Heifer Pregnancy EPD 10:12 EPD Correlations and Heritability 12:41 Updates to $Values 14:14 Annual Updates to Economic Assumptions 15:18 Feedlot Assumptions 16:21 Grid Assumptions 17:27 Yield Grade Assumptions 17:46 Maternal Weaned Calf Value Updates 18:23 Importance of traits from industry feedback 19:21 12 EPDs in $M 20:16 Functional Longevity Costs and Revenues 22:41 Sire's EPD profile by quartile breakdown 24:33 Compare previous and updated $M 27:56 Compare previous and updated Beef Value ($B) 28:47 Compare previous and updated Combined Value ($C) 29:28 Current Sires' $Value Distribution 30:29 Correlation in $M, $C, $B 31:01 Correlation in $F, $G, $W 31:53 Review of 2025 Updates 33:01 Commonly Asked Questions 33:20 How to identify changes in $Values 34:46 Phenotypes used for Functional Longevity 36:26 How to use the Heifer Pregnancy EPD 37:08 How animals with different EPD profiles rank similarly on $M