Small Bite- Genomics and Faith

August passed without a post. But not September. In July I made a short list of Holstein bulls I thought had some good things going for them. New genetic evaluations came out in August- Freddie went up from $924 CM$ to 933 CM$.

Here's the old info:
COYNE FARMS DORCY:
A Bolton out of a Formation Bret. Great PA's for udder traits. Use only on big rumped cows, but successive generations will calve well.

RABUR M PADDY:
A Regancrest-HHF MAC out of a Terrick Reggie (JoltxEmory) at Select. There's a lot of good MAC sons coming up soon, but this one seems to be a good mating.

Shampoo is in the tank at home, I think he'll be good.

BADGER-BLUFF FANNY FREDDIE: An OMAN out of a RBK-Die Hard dam. A few daughters in production now. $924 CM$

O-BEE INDIANA-ET: OMAN out of a Hartline Titanic. Really low SCS. High CM$.

Because we can always learn from the world around us, here's the small bite lesson:

Hebrews 11:1 says faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Now this analogy is a stretch, but the true part is true. FREDDIE had the same incredibly high numbers from his parent average and genomic evaluation. Genomic evaluations, explained briefly, give an ability to look at the DNA and know better how an animal will perform. I guess I want to compare Genomic evaluation to the way that God is clearly displayed in the world. So, even though we can't "see" God, we can actually get a really good idea of who he is. And Marriage, the Church, and other things show forth the Lord as well. Yet, probably a little more time needs to pass before Genomics is as much of a 'sure indicator' as I think creation and the Church are- and I shouldn't forget Jesus. Now there's some assurance, but some probably still find it only 60-70% reliable. "But look and see the progeny," I say. (the rest of Heb. 11 )