Single-step genetic evaluations have become a reality for several beef breed associations, with the expectation that more will adopt single-step …
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Across-Breed EPD (ABEPD) Adjustment Factors: National Cattle Evaluation (NCE), and the resulting Expected Progeny Differences …
Selection for Improved Feed Efficiency:
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Feed efficiency is one of the most economically important traits in beef production and is sufficiently heritable …
Summary: Crossbreeding in the commercial beef industry is an important management practice. The benefits include being able to utilize breeds that …
Hair shedding scores: A tool to select heat tolerant cattleSummary: Hair shedding scores are an easy and effective way to measure …
Summary: Managing traits that are controlled by simple inheritance has economic importance to many beef operations. Understanding simple inheritance can assist producers in breeding …
Summary: Parentage testing can be a valuable tool for both seedstock breeders and commercial producers. This fact sheet covers how parentage testing works and tips for using …
Economically Relevant Traits
Summary: Economically relevant traits (ERTs) are those that are directly associated with either a cost or a source of revenue. Not all Expected Progeny …
How To Get Started With DNA Testing
Summary: This fact sheet goes through the fundamentals of how and when producers might use DNA testing in beef …
Summary: The application of genomics to improve the accuracy of EPDs is a rapidly developing field. There are
