Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
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Noon–7 p.m. |
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Registration
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1–4 p.m. |
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Board Meeting
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5–6 p.m. |
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Welcome Reception
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6–9 p.m. |
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U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) Symposium: 50 Years of Service to the Beef Industry
• History of the Germplasm Evaluation Project: Past, Larry Cundiff; Present, Mark Thallman
• The Genomics Era, Steve Kappes
• The USMARC–UNL Partnership, Ronnie Green
• Panel Discussion: Seedstock, Bill Rishel; Genomics, Dave Nichols; Commercial, Burke Teichert; Feedlot, Chuck Folken
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
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6 a.m.-6 p.m. |
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Registration
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8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
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General Session I: Focus on the Cow Herd
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8 a.m. |
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Welcome
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8:30 a.m. |
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Economic considerations for profitable cow herds, Clay Mathis, King Ranch Institute
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9:15 a.m. |
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Heifer intake and feed efficiency as indicators of cow intake and efficiency, Dan Shike, University of Illinois
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10 a.m. |
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Break
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10:30 a.m. |
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Decreasing costs through improved heifer development strategies, Rick Funston, University of Nebraska
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11 a.m. |
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The long-lasting impact of nutrition: Developmental programming, Kim Vonnahme, North Dakota State University
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11:30 p.m. |
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Merging genetics and management for improved profitability, moderator: Tom Field; panelists: Donnell Brown, JD Radakovich, Lorna Marshall
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12:30-2:30 p.m. |
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Awards Luncheon
- Commercial Producer of the Year Award
- Pioneer Award
- Continuing Service Award
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2:30-5:30 p.m. |
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Technical breakout sessions:
- Advancements in Cow Herd Efficiency and Adaptability
- 2:30 – The challenge: Evaluating cow lifetime productivity and efficiency, Mike MacNeil, Delta G
- 3:15 – Measuring cow efficiency and productivity: What do we know from the research? Mike Davis, The Ohio State University
- 4:00 – Cow efficiency and productivity: The MARC Perspective, Larry Kuehn, USDA MARC
- 4:45 – National Cattle Evaluation: Approaches to cow productivity and efficiency, Scott Speidel, Colorado State University
- Advancements in Emerging Technology
- 2:30 – Following the yellow brick road of beef cattle genomics — 25 years of perspective, Ronnie Green, University of Nebraska
- 2:45 – The evolution of commercial DNA analysis in the cattle industry, Daniel Pomp
- 3:15 – Accelerating Agrigenomics: The business of cattle genetics, Michael Bishop, Illumina
- 3:45 – Using genomics to pick high-hanging fruit: Integrated projects update, Ronnie Green/Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska
- 4:15 – Molecular breeding to accelerate livestock improvement, Scott Fahrenkrug, Recombinetics
- 4:45 – Design and function of a genomics database for the cattle industry, Harvey Blackburn, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
- Advancements in Selection Decisions and Advancements in Producer Applications Joined Session
- 2:30 – Brief statement on BIF's role in standardization and what we hope to accomplish with this session
- 2:45 – ERTs for the "New Beef Industry," Bruce Golden, California Polytechnic State University
- 3:30 – Don't blame the bull: Rethinking contemporary groups starting at or before conception, Dan Moser, Kansas State University
- 4:15 – EPD wish list and farm-level data collection challenges, Producer panel
- 5:00 – Performance data wish list now and in the future response to producer panel, Breed association panel
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6-10 p.m. |
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Dinner at Lincoln Station
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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6 a.m.–6 p.m.. |
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Registration
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8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
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General Session II: Focus on the Feedlot
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8 a.m. |
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Selection for novel traits: An international genomics perspective, Donagh Berry, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagas, Ireland
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8:30 a.m. |
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Economic benefits of using genetic selection to reduce the prevalence of the bovine respiratory disease complex in beef feedlot cattle, Holly Neibergs, Washington State University
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9 a.m. |
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It is possible to genetically change the nutrient profile of beef, Raluca Mateescu, Oklahoma State University
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9:30 a.m. |
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Changes in dietary regime impact fatty acid profile of beef, Susan Duckett, Clemson University
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10 a.m. |
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Break
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10:30 a.m. |
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Improving feed efficiency in the feedlot: Opportunities and challenges, Galen Erickson, University of Nebraska
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11 a.m. |
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Relationship between selection for feed efficiency and methane production, Harvey Freetly, USMARC
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11:30 a.m. |
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Wrap up
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11:45 a.m. |
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Annual meeting, regional caucuses, election of directors
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12:30 p.m. |
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Awards luncheon
- Seedstock Producer of the Year Award
- Frank Baker Award
- Roy Wallace Scholarship Award
- Ambassador Award
- President's address
- Elections
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2:30-5:30 p.m. |
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Technical breakout sessions
- Advancements in Live Animal, Carcass and End Product
- 2:30 – Diminishing beef cow research herds: Their role in the past and their role in the future, Ken Odde, Kansas State University
- 3:00 – Meat quality research at USMARC, Tommy Wheeler, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.
- 3:30 – Measuring and quantifying the role of collagen crosslinks in beef tenderness, John Gonzalez, Kansas State University
- 4:15 – Healthfulness of beef: A genome-wide association study using crossbred cattle, Lauren Schiermiester & Cashley Ahlberg, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- 4:45 – Breeding for reduced environmental footprint, Donagh Berry, Animal Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Ireland
- Advancements in Genetic Prediction
- 2:30 – Opportunities and challenges for a new approach to genomic prediction, Dorian Garrick, Iowa State University
- 3:00 – Updates on implementation of genomic-enhanced National Cattle Evaluation, Breed association representatives
- 3:45 – Eliminating the approximation bias in NCE accuracy computations with high-performance Gibbs Sampling, Bruce Golden, California Polytechnic State University
- 4:00 – Things that annoy me about National Cattle Evaluation, Mark Thallman, USMARC
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5:30-8 p.m. |
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Board Meeting
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 – Post-conference tour |
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6:45 a.m. |
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Depart hotel
- Circle Five Feedlot
- U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
- GeneSeek
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5 p.m. |
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Arrive back to hotel
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