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Video Highlights

• BIF Benefits, featuring Bryce Schumann, CEO, American Angus Association
• Genomic Value, featuring Sally Northcutt, director of genetic research, American Angus Association
  
  

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Opening Session

• Impact of Bos indicus Genetics on the Beef Industry, Larry Cundiff, retired director of the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (3.1 MB pdf)
  
  

Thursday, April 19, 2012

General Session: Fitting the Environment

• Welcome to Texas, Russell Cross, professor and interim department head, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
  
• Historical Overview of Animal Breeding and Genetics Research in the South, Jim Sanders, professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
  Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (6.8 MB pdf) | Proceedings (147 KB pdf)
• Size, Efficiency and Complementarity, Stephen Hammack, professor and beef cattle specialist-emeritus, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (8.7 MB pdf) | Proceedings (83 KB pdf) | Audio 1 (15.5 MB mp3) | Audio 2 (15.7 MB mp3)
• Fitting the Environment: Breeding Cattle in One, Raising them in Another, David Riley, professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
  Summary by Kelli Fulkerson | PowerPoint (4.7 MB pdf) | Proceedings (733 KB pdf)
  

Economically Relevant Traits for Commercial Cow-Calf Producers

• Longevity, Jim Sanders, professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (6.1 MB pdf) | Proceedings (119 KB pdf)
• Selection Tools for Temperament, Ron Randel, professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
  Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (590 KB pdf) | Proceedings (352 KB pdf)
• Reproduction, Milt Thomas, professor, Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (3.4 MB pdf)
• Weight and carcass merit, Bob Weaber, cow-calf management extension specialist, Kansas State University
  Summary by Kelli Fulkerson | PowerPoint (1.8 MB pdf) |
  Proceedings (664 KB)

BIF Awards Luncheon I

• Thursday's awards luncheon will feature the naming of the Commercial Producer of the Year, Roy Wallace Scholarship Award winners, and BIF Ambassador and Continuing Service Award winners. Click here following the luncheon to see the honorees.

Cow Herd Efficiency and Selection Decisions committees

Chairs: Mark Enns, Colorado State University; Bob Weaber, Kansas State University
Click here to view webcast of this session courtesy Kansas State University.

• Genetic Variation in Feed Utilization, Merlyn Nielsen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (889 KB pdf)
• Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Pigs, Jack Dekkers, Iowa State University
  Summary by Kelli Fulkerson | PowerPoint | Audio
• Genetic Improvement of Feed Intake and Utilization: Evaluation Experience and Implementation Challenges, Denny Crews, Colorado State University
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (897 KB pdf)
• Selection to Improve Feed Efficiency in the Swine Industry: An overview of the Danbred Experience, Tom Rathje, Danbred North American
  PowerPoint (1.9 MB pdf)
• National Cattle Evaluation for Feed Intake and Efficiency, Michael MacNeil, Delta G and USDA-ARS-LARRL (retired)
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (958 KB pdf) | Audio
• National Program for the Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle, Bob Weaber, Kansas State University
  PowerPoint (2.9 MB pdf)
• Panel Discussion Q&A — Task Force Members
  
  

Emerging Technologies Committee

Chair: Jack Ward, American Hereford Association

• State of Genomics, Including an Update on NBCEC Projects, Dorian Garrick, Iowa State University
  PowerPoint (1.8 MB pdf)
• Seedstock Producer Panel, including Wade Perks, Perks Ranch, Rockford, Ill.; Phil Goodson of Springfield Angus, N.C.; Rachel Cutrer of V8 Ranch, Texas; and Buster Hounshell of Hounshell Farms, Va.
  Summary by Kasey Miller
  
  

Evening Session at the Ft. Bend County Fairgrounds

• Stress-free Cattle Handling Demonstration, Ron Gill, professor and extension livestock specialist, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
  Summary by Kasey Miller | Reference Materials (270 KB pdf)

Friday, April 20, 2012

General Session II

• National Beef Quality Audit: What Does it Mean to You? Panel moderated by Ron Gill, professor and extension livestock specialist, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
  • Cow-calf segment, Tom Woodward, general manager Broseco Ranch
    Summary by Troy Smith
  • Feeder segment, Dan Dorn, supply development coordinator, Decatur County Feedyard
    Summary by Troy Smith
  • Beef Processor, Art Wagner, vice president of cattle procurement, National Beef Packing Co.
    Summary by Kelli Fulkerson
  • Retailer, Norlyn Tipton, program quality manager, Specialty Meat Companies at Sysco Corp.
    Summary by Kasey Miller
• New Advancements in Genetics: Epigenetics and Fetal Programming, David Threadgill, department head, Department of Genetics, North Carolina State University
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (6.3 MB pdf)
• Role of Gestational Environment on Progeny Performance, Rick Funston, associate professor, University of Nebraska
  Summary by Kelli Fulkerson | Powerpoint | Proceedings (324 KB) | Audio

BIF Awards Luncheon II

• Friday's awards luncheon will feature the naming of the Seedstock Producer of the Year, the Frank Baker Essay Contest winners, and BIF Pioneer Award winners. Click here following the luncheon to see the honorees.

Producer Applications Committee

Chair: Jane Parish, Mississippi State University

• Keys to Genetic Improvement at the Farm Level, BIF Commercial Producer Award Nominee Panel
  Summary by Kelli Fulkerson
• Synchronization Response: Bos taurus vs. Bos indicus Cattle, Joel Yelich, University of Florida
  Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (4.8 MB pdf) |
  Proceedings (1.6 MB pdf)
• Cow-calf Production Record Software: The Latest Options, David Lalman, Oklahoma State University
  Summary by Kelli Fulkerson | PowerPoint (1.5 MB pdf) | Current Report (242 KB pdf)
• How You Measure Matters: Performance Data Collection Method Comparisons, Trent Smith, Mississippi State University
  Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (10.3 MB pdf)
• National Cattle Evaluation Symposium Summary: Industry Views on Adoption of Genomics, Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska
  Summary | PowerPoint (2.6 MB pdf)

Live Animal, Carcass and End Point Committee

Chair: Robert Williams, American International Charolais Association

• Factors Affecting Sale Price of Commercial Bulls in Virginia, Scott Greiner, Virginia Tech University
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (692 KB pdf)
• Metabolic Differences in Temperamental Brahman Cattle Can Affect Productivity, Ronald Randel, Texas A&M University
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (2.3 MB pdf)
  Proceedings (950 KB pdf)
• Preharvest Production Systems for Beef, Rich Machen, Texas A&M University
  Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (3.9 MB pdf)
• End Product: What Improvements Can We Make? Norlyn Tipton, Sysco Corp.
  Summary by Troy Smith

Genetic Prediction Committee

Chair: Mark Thallman, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

• Assessing the Accuracy of Genomic Predictions: Results from the California Commercial Ranch Project, Alison Van Eenennaam and Kristina Weber, University of California–Davis
  PowerPoint (10.3 MB pdf)
• Exploring Genomic Selection with the BovineHD Genotyping Chip, Warren Snelling, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
  PowerPoint (2.7 MB pdf)
• Low-cost, High-Throughput Genotyping and Potential Applications to the Cattle Industry, Heather Koshinsky, Eureka Genomics, and Mark Thallman, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
  PowerPoint (2 MB pdf)
• Implications of the Epigenetic Influences of Cattle Breeding Systems and Genetic Evaluation, Andy Herring, Texas A&M University
  PowerPoint (3.1 MB pdf)
• Mean EPDs Reported by Different Breeds, Larry Kuehn and Mark Thallman, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (no presentations)
  Proceedings (135 KB pdf) | Breed Genetic Trends PowerPoint (487 KB pdf)
• Across-breed EPD Tables for the Year 2012 Adjusted to Breed Differences for Birth Year 2010, Larry Kuehn and Mark Thallman, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (no presentations)
  Proceedings (573 MB pdf)
  
  
  

Pre-event Releases

• BIF Symposium Will Be Webcast Live
  

 

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