Name the EPDs for traits that are economically important to sheep.

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Three main EPDs are economically important to sheep. First are maternal EPDs. Two measures predict how good a mother a ewe will be. The first, the number of lambs born, indicates a ewe’s capability to produce more than one lamb at a time. The second, maternal milk EPDs, indicate the amount of milk a ewe will produce. The second EPDs of economic importance to sheep are growth EPDs. The growth EPDs predict differences in the growth of lambs as measured by weaning and yearling weights. Wool EPDs are the third and final EPDs in this category. Wool EPDs indicate the potential for quantity and quality of growth of wool and are calculated for grease fleece weight, fiber length, and fiber diameter_

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