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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
NAAB Symposium
- Welcome, Bill Donald, president, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Summary | Audio (6.9 MB mp3) - •Genetic Improvement from Artificial Insemination and Synchronization: Everybody Wins! Mike Tess, Packhorse Services LLC
Summary | Audio (3.2 MB mp3) | ASA Video Audio (9.4 MB mp3) | Introduction of CMP Participants (3.6 MB mp3) - They Call Me Dr. Discard, Clif Marshall, VP Production, Select Sires/NAAB
Summary | PowerPoint (12.2 MB pdf) | Audio (12.3 MB mp3)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
General Session I: Role of Genetic Evaluation Technology in Enhancing Global Competitiveness
Chair: Jeff Jacobsen, Dean of Agriculture, Montana State University
Audio (4.7 MB mp3)
- Role of Genetic Evaluation Technology in Enhancing Global Competitiveness, Scott Newman, Genus PLC, Hendersonville, Tenn.
Summary | Proceedings (186 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (4 MB pdf) | Audio (10.5 MB mp3) - Role of Genetic Evaluation Technology in Enhancing Global Competitiveness, Robert Williams, director of breed improvement and foreign marketing, American International Charolais Association, Kansas City, Mo.
Summary | Proceedings (155 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (4.3 MB pdf) | Audio (9.0 MB mp3) - An AI Industry Perspective on the Role of Genetic Evaluation Technology in Enhancing Global Competitiveness, Willie Altenburg, associate vice president-beef marketing, Genex Cooperative Inc., Shawano, Wis.
Summary | PowerPoint (39 MB pdf) | Audio Part 1 (9.6 MB mp3) | Audio Part 2 (7.6 MB mp3)
General Session II: Genetics in Improving Animal Health
Chair: Mark Jutila, Veterinary Molecular Biology Department, Montana State University
- Evidence of Genetic Variability in Cattle Health Traits: Opportunities for Improvement, Mark Enns, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Summary | Proceedings (201 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (1.92 MB pdf) | Audio (13.2 MB mp3) - •Integrating Animal Genomics with Animal Health: Genetics of Vaccine Response in Cattle, Michael Gonda, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings
Summary | Proceedings (159 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (608 KB pdf) | Audio (10.6 MB mp3 file) - •Environmental and Management Factors Influencing BVDV Antibody Levels and Response to Vaccination in Weaning Calves, Erika Downey, Animal Science Department, Iowa State University, Ames
Summary | Proceedings (495 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (6.1 MB pdf) | Audio (11.3 MB mp3)
Beef Improvement Federation Awards Luncheon I:
- See Award Winners
Joint Cow Herd Efficiency & Advancements Committee and Selection Decisions Committee Technical Session
Chair: Mark Enns, Colorado State University
- Application of Genetic Strategies to Utilize Reproductive Records from Cattle Populations, Tara McDaneld, USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.
Summary | PowerPoint (7.2 MB pdf) - Goals and Objectives for a Five-year National Research and Extension Project to Improve Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle, Dorian Garrick, Iowa State University, Ames
Summary | PowerPoint (778 Kb pdf) - Feeding Behavior as Indicator Traits for Genetic Evaluation of Feed Intake, Gordon Carstens, Texas A&M University, College Station
Summary | PowerPoint (2.7 MB pdf) - Fertility in Beef Cows, Tom Geary, USDA-ARS, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, Miles City, Mont.
Summary | PowerPoint (5.3 MB pdf)
Live Animal, Carcass and End Point Committee
Chair: Robert Williams, American International Charolais Association
- Hair Coat Shedding in Angus Cows, Joe Cassady, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Summary | Proceedings (209 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (6.9 MB pdf) |
Audio (14.1 MB mp3) - Temperament Assessment Provides Insight Into Future Health and Growth Performance of Beef Cattle, Rhonda Vann, Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station-Brown Loam Experiment Station, Mississippi State University
Summary | Proceedings (197 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (2.4 MB pdf) - Beef Cattle Breeding in Ireland: Data Collection Through an Integrated Database, Brian Wickham, ICBF and Sheep Ireland Highfield House, Shinagh, Bandon Co. Cork
Summary | Proceedings (283 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (3.6 MB pdf) - •From Field Data to Expected Progeny Differences … EPD Calculation in Cowby Language, Wade Shafer, American Simmental Association, Bozeman, Mont.
Summary | PowerPoint (3.1 MB pdf)
Friday, June 3, 2011
Genetic-Enhanced Expected Progeny Differences
Pfizer Animal Genetics Breakfast Technical Session
GE-EPDs Powered by HD 50K, Kent Andersen, Pfizer Animal Genetics
Summary | PowerPoint (1.8 MB pdf)Including Genomic Information Into the Angus Weekly Genetic Evaluation, Sally Northcutt, American Angus Association and Angus Genetics Inc.
Summary | PowerPoint (2.6 MB pdf)
General Session III: New Traits in National Cattle Evaluation
Chair: Kathy Creighton-Smith, Montana Angus Association
- Welcome, President Cruzado, Montana State University
- Measuring Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle: Minimizing Inputs Across the Whole Production Chain, Stephen S. Moore, University of Alberta, Canada
Summary | Proceedings (180 Kb pdf) - Selecting for Female Fertility: What Can Be Learned from the Dairy Experience, Christian Maltecca, Animal Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Summary | Proceedings (242 Kb pdf) - Welcome, What Weighting Should be Given to BRD Resistance in Selection Decisions? Alison Van Eenennaam, Animal Science Department, University of California, Davis
Summary | Proceedings (319 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (12.4 MB pdf)
General Session IV: A Toolbox Full of Genetic Prediction Tools — Is Profit in There, Too?
Moderator: Dan Moser, Kansas State University
- Darrell Wilkes, ABS Global
- Lauren Hyde, American Simmental Association
Summary - Steve Radakovich, Radakovich Cattle Co.
Summary | Audio
Beef Improvement Federation Awards Luncheon II:
- See Award Winners
Genetic Prediction Committee
Chairman: Mark Thallman, USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.
- Improving Our Genetic Prediction of Female Reproduction, David Johnston, University of New England, NSW Australia
Summary | PowerPoint (2.1 MB pdf) - Challenges and Opportunities in Genetic Evaluations Incorporating Genomics, Steve Kachman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Summary | PowerPoint (233 KB pdf) - How Should We be Predicting Breed Differences in Multibreed Genetic Evaluation? Larry Kuehn, USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.
Summary | Proceedings: Across-breed EPD tables (258 Kb pdf) Proceedings: Mean EPDs reported by Breeds (139 Kb pdf)
PowerPoint (651 KB pdf) | USMARC news release on AB-EPDs (41 KB pdf) - The New Infrastructure for Beef Cattle Breeding in Ireland, Brian Wickham, ICBF & Sheep Ireland Highfield House, Shinagh, Bandon Co., Cork, Ireland
Summary | Proceedings (283 Kb pdf) | PowerPoint (1.1 MB pdf)
Emerging Technologies Committee
Chairman: Jack Ward, American Hereford Association
- Integrating Molecular Data into NCE: Expectations, Benefits and Needs, Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Summary | Proceedings (311 KB pdf) | PowerPoint (2.7 MB pdf) - DNA Pooling as a Low-cost Method to Detect Important Genomic Regions for Difficult Traits in Beef Cattle, Larry Kuehn, USDA-ARS Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.
Summary | Powerpoint (479 KB pdf) - Pathways to Genomic Analysis of Heifer Puberty and Pregnancy, Warren Snelling, USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.
PowerPoint (1.4 MB pdf) - An Australian Approach for Incorporating Genotypes in Genetic Evaluation, David Johnston, University of New England, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
Producer Applications Committee
Chairman: Jane Parish, Mississippi State University
- Delivering Specialized Education to Seedstock Producers, Michelle Elmore, Extension Animal Scientist, Beef Cattle Improvement, Alabama Cooperative Extension
Summary | PowerPoint (4 MB pdf) - The Economic Value of Residual Feed Intake at Bull Sales, John Paterson, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, Montana State University
PowerPoint (57MB pdf)
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