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Proceedings to General Sessions


Forty Years of Beef AI
Robert Walton, former ABS president
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Making Money with Commercial AI
Tim Sutphin, Hillwinds Farm, Virginia
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A Look Back at BIF History
A.L. (Ike) Eller Jr.
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Today’s Beef Cattle Genetics Research and Education Engine: Ready and Primed for the Industry’s Future?
Ronnie Green, National Program Staff, USDA-ARS, Washington, D.C.
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Why Haven’t We Seen an Improvement in Quality Grade? A Genetic Improvement Perspective
Dan Moser, Kansas State University, Manhattan
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Nongenetic Factors that Affect Quality Grade of Fed Cattle
Pete Anderson and Justin Gleghorn, VetLife Technical Services, Overland Park, Kan.
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Are There Sacrifices in the Chase for Carcass Merit?
Bob Weaber, State Extension Specialist-Beef Genetics, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Does the Seedstock Industry Focus on the Needs of the Commercial Cow-Calf Producer?
Roundtable moderated by Ron Bolze, Director of Commercial Marketing, Red Angus Association of America. Panelists: Mark Gardiner, Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, Kan.; Steve Radakovich, Radakovich Cattle Co., Earlham, Iowa; Mike Kasten, Kasten Ranch, Millersville, Mo.; and Chip Ramsey, Rex Ranch, Ashby, Neb.
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Proceedings to Committee Presentations


The Value of Phenotypes
Dorian Garrick, Colorado State University
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The Use of Insulin-like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) as an Indicator Trait in a Genetic Evaluation for Feed Efficiency
Gordan Carstens (presenting), Rod Hill, Tom Welsh, Mike Davis, John Pollak and Darrh Bullock
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Genetic Evaluation of Beef Carcass Data Using Different End Point Adjustments
Janice Rumph (presenting), W.R. Shafer, Denny Crews Jr., Mark Enns, Jerry Lipsey, Richard Quaas, John Pollak
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Across-Breed EPD Tables for the Year 2007 Adjusted to Breed Differences for Birth Year of 2005
Larry Kuehn (presenting), Dale Van Vleck, Mark Thallman and Larry Cundiff, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, USDA-ARS, Clay Center, Neb.
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Mean EPDs Reported by Different Breeds
Larry Kuehn and Mark Thallman, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, USDA-ARS, Clay Center, Neb.
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Frank Baker Memorial Scholarship Award Winners

Using the Rate of Genetic Change and the Population Structure of Cattle to Better Target Genetic Progress
Gabriela Marquez Betz, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University
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Genetic Improvement in Beef Cattle for Feed Efficiency: Increasing our Understanding of the Biological Basis
Yuri Regis Montanholi, Department of Animal & Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Ont., Canada
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