New Genomics Website Available
eBEEF website offers a central location to access news and information about beef cattle genomics.
BILOXI, Miss. (June 11, 2015) — When Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky, Google-searched fact sheets centered on beef genomics, he was surprised to find only information about goats. During a technical breakout session at the 2015 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Annual Convention, Bullock presented eBEEF.org, a website developed by a team of individuals from across the country as a potential solution to the lack of easily accessible genomics-centered information on beef.
“Our mission is to make it [the eBEEF website] that one-stop place,” Darrh Bullock said. “Hopefully we are going to form a community here with extension folks, beef producers and researchers.”
Built to provide a comprehensive platform for the general public to access information from the beef cattle genetics and genomics community, the eBEEF website has a variety of accessible fact sheets.
“This is where you go, and you’re not going to have to sort through a whole lot,” Bullock said. “To cover a topic like EPDs you will have a fact sheet to go to as opposed to doing a search.”
News and supplying individuals with current, relevant information are two of the core purposes of eBEEF. The website offers a quarterly newsletter through email for anyone who wants access to information and links to a variety of beef cattle media outlets.
“Our mission is to make it that one-stop place,” Bullock said. “Hopefully we are going to form a community here with extension folks, beef producers and researchers.”
The 2015 BIF Annual Convention was hosted by Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Extension Service June 9-12 at the Beau Rivage Casino and Hotel in Biloxi. The Angus Journal and LiveAuctions.tv provide comprehensive online coverage of the event at www.BIFconference.com. Visit the Newsroom for summaries, proceedings, PowerPoints and audio of the sessions; the Awards page for announcements of award winners; and the Photos page for photo galleries of the tour stops.
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