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Tuesday June 14, 2016
Young Producers Symposium
- Getting the most out of a meeting: building, maintaining and using your professional network, presentation by Michael Johll and Jeff Sleichter, Suther Foods
- Summary | PowerPoint (241 KB pdf) | Audio
- Balancing ranch and family: keys to success, presentation by Debbie Lyons-Blythe, Blythe Angus, White City, Kan.
- Summary by Bridget Beran | Audio
- The importance of plan, presentation by Paige Pratt
- Summary by Shelby Mettlen | Audio
- Growing a new or expanding a family business to make a place for YOU: tips and strategies that have helped build businesses for these ranchers, presentation by C.J. Blew, chairman, MKC Cooperative, and rancher/farmer, Castleton, Kan.; Spencer Jones, Flint Hills Heifer Development, Jones Family Angus, Wamego, Kan.; Toby Jordan, Waukaru Polled Shorthorns, Rensselaer, Ind.; Matt Perrier, Dalebanks Angus, Eureka, Kan.; and Don Schiefelbein, Schiefelbein Farms, Kimball, Minn.
- Summary by Shelby Mettlen | Jones PowerPoint (1.6 MB pdf) | Toby Jordan PowerPoint (2.1 MB pdf) | Matt Perrier PowerPoint (2.7 MB pdf) | Don Schiefelbein PowerPoint (4.6 MB pdf) | Audio
Wednesday June 15, 2016
General Session I
- What will the North American beef market look like 20 years from now? Opportunities for domestic and international growth, presentation by Glynn Tonsor and Ted Schroeder, K-State University
- Summary by Shelby Mettlen | PowerPoint (728 KB pdf) | Related "In the Cattle Markets" article by Glynn Tonsor | Audio
- Beef as a consumer-driven food business: Changing perspectives from cattle to food production, presentation by John Stika, president, Certified Angus Beef LLC
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (18.7 MB pdf) | Audio
- Who's our consumer and what do they want 20 years from now? Trends in the protein landscape, presentation by Brad Morgan, Performance Food Group
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (13.5 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Genetics of meat science: What traits can we improve genetically that affect the value/palatability of beef?, presentation by Keith Belk, Colorado State University
- Summary by Bridget Beran | PowerPoint (15.3 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Video Interview by K-State Research & Extension | Audio
- Panel discussion featuring General Session I speakers
- Summary | Audio
Wednesday Awards Luncheon (see Awards page)
Emerging Technology Breakout
- Comparative genomics and metagenomics: systems biology of bovine metabolism and of its ruminal symbionts, presentation by Gavin Conant, University of Missouri
- Summary by Shelby Mettlen | PowerPoint | Audio
- RNA interference: Will the overlooked nucleic acid be the new star among animal health technologies, presentation by Barry Bradford, K-State University
- Summary by Shelby Mettlen | PowerPoint (5.1 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Rumen microvirome, presentation by Samodha Fernando, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Summary | PowerPoint | Audio
- Use of IVF technology and genomic selection for rapid beef improvement, presentation by Mark Allan, TransOva
- Summary by Shelby Mettlen | PowerPoint (5.7 MB pdf) | Audio
End Product Improvement Breakout
- The beef yield-grading system: its history, current status and future, presentation by Ty Lawrence, West Texas A&M University
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (7.1 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Live-animal measures of tenderness, presentation by Rhonda Vann, Mississippi State University
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (1.4 MB pdf) | Audio
- Breeder panel: carcass data, ultrasound data or DNA, presentation by Dick Beck, Three Trees Ranch, Sharpsburg, Ga.; Jan Oleen, Oleen Bros., Dwight, Kan.; and Vernon Suhn, Suhn Cattle Co., Eureka, Kan.
- Summary by Troy Smith | Beck PowerPoint (9.3 MB pdf) | Oleen PowerPoint (3.7 MB pdf) | Suhn PowerPoint (10.7 MB pdf) | Audio
Selection Decisions Breakout
- Project overview/objectives; genomics and RNA project discoveries, presentation by Jerry Taylor, University of Missouri
- Summary | PowerPoint (5.4 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (37.6 MB mp3)
- Gene set enrichment analysis for feed efficiency in beef cattle, presentation by Holly Neibergs, Washington State University
- Summary | PowerPoint (4.9 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Effects of timing and duration of test period and diet type on intake and feed efficiency in Charolais-sired cattle, presentation by Dan Shike, University of Illinois
- Summary | PowerPoint (3.8 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Feed efficiency and the microbiota of the alimentary tract, presentation by Harvey Freetly, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
- Summary | PowerPoint (2.9 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Effects of diet digestibility on feed efficiency and impact of diet type and feeding phase on repeatability of feed efficiency phenotypes, presentation by Stephanie Hansen, Iowa State University
- Summary by Bridget Beran | PowerPoint (2.7 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Extension Demonstration project outcomes: industry adoption and translation of project deliverables, presentation by Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Summary | PowerPoint (4.6 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Results of survey of stakeholders regarding knowledge of and attitudes toward feed intake, efficiency and genetic improvement concepts, presentation by Bob Weaber, Kansas Sate University
- Summary | PowerPoint (3.3 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
Thursday June 16, 2016
General Session II
- The 2016 and the 2036 cow herds: What we do and what we need to do better, presentation by Dave Lalman, Oklahoma State University
- Summary | PowerPoint (5.6 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Video Interview by K-State Research & Extension | Audio
- Things a cow-calf producer learns when owning a feedyard: What drives profit? Presentation by Chip Ramsay, Rex Ranch
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (4.0 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Growing profit by understanding cow maintenance efficiency and maintenance requirement in an animal and systems context, presentation by Mark Enns, Colorado State University
- Summary | PowerPoint (3.5 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Making the cow herd more efficient and profitable by 2036: Where do we focus our efforts for the biggest impact? Presentation by Clay Mathis, King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (4.4 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Panel discussion featuring General Session II speakers
- Summary | Audio
Thursday Awards Luncheon (see Awards page)
Genomics & Genetic Prediction Breakout
- Bolt and an alternative approach to genomic EPDs, presentation by Bruce Golden, Theta Solutions LLC
- Summary | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio
- EPDs and Risk, presentation by Dale Van Vleck, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (retired)
- Summary | PowerPoint (408 KB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Selection enhanced tenderness marker effects on means and variances of beef tenderness, presentation by J.R. Tait, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
- Summary | PowerPoint (1.6 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Accounting for discovery bias in genomic prediction, presentation by Jamie Parham, University of Nebraska
- Summary | PowerPoint (1.3 MB pdf) | Audio
Producer Applications Breakout
- Breeding objectives indicate value of genomics for beef cattle, presentation by M.D. MacNeil, Delta G
- Summary | PowerPoint (1.7 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Using genomic tools in commercial beef cattle: taking heifer selection to the next level, presentation by Tom Short, Zoetis
- Summary | PowerPoint (2.6 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Genomics: return on investment — fact or fiction? Presentation by Tonya Amen, Michael Bishop and Andre Eggen, Illumina Inc.
- Summary | PowerPoint | Proceedings | Audio
- Panel discussion featuring Producer Applications Breakout speakers
- Summary | Audio
Efficiency & Adaptability Breakout
- Identifying genetic differences in susceptibility to BRD: Results from the USDA-NIFA CAP grant, presentation by Holly Neibergs, Washington State University
- Summary | PowerPoint (3.3 MB pdf) | Audio
- Guidelines for collection of bovine respiratory disease data, presentation by Larry Kuehn, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, and Mark Enns, Colorado State University
- Summary | PowerPoint (1 MB pdf) | Audio
- Genetic Evaluation for Heat Tolerance in Angus Cattle, presentation by Heather Bradford, University of Georgia
- Summary | PowerPoint (437 KB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio
- Prototype Stayability Analysis Using a Random Regression Approach, presentation by Scott Speidel, Colorado State University, and Bruce Golden, Theta Solutions LLC
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (999 KB pdf) | Audio
- Revised feed intake data collection guidelines, presentation by Robert Weaber, K-State University
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (1 MB pdf) | Audio
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