Agenda for Cow Herd Efficiency & Advancements, Selection Decisions

The Cow Herd Efficiency & Advancements Committee, chaired by Mark Enns of Colorado State University, and the Selection Decisions Committee, chaired by Bob Weaber of the University of Missouri, will meet together for a joint technical session Thursday, June 2, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The agenda includes the following presentations:

• Application of Genetic Strategies to Utilize Reproductive Records from Cattle Populations, Tara McDaneld, USDA-ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.

• 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

• Feeding Behavior as Indicator Traits for Genetic Evaluation of Feed Intake, Gordon Carstens, Texas A&M University, College Station

• Fertility in Beef Cows, Tom Geary, USDA-ARS, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, Miles City, Mont.

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