2015 NBCEC Brown Bagger Series Kicks Off
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by Jeffrey Beall |
The theme for this year's series is "Advancing genetic selection in beef cattle: Improving current tools and developing new ones."
The following presentations are scheduled:
Oct 7 Advancements in National Cattle Evaluation Strategies
Host, Dr. Matt Spangler
- Latest changes to national cattle evaluation systems—Dr. Bob Weaber, Kansas State University
- Across Breed EPD and multi-breed genetic evaluation developments—Dr. Larry Kuehn, USDA-ARS-US-Meat Animal Research Center
Oct 14 Beef Cattle Fertility Project and Sequencing Effort Update
Host, Dr. Darrh Bullock
- Update on USDA Fertility Project—Dr. Megan Rolf, Oklahoma State University
- What we have learned from sequencing efforts to date—Dr. Jared Decker, University of Missouri
Oct 21 New Beef Improvement Federation Guidelines: Development Update
Host, Dr. Matt Spangler
- Beef Improvement Federation Feed Intake Guidelines Update—Dr. Mark Enns, Colorado State University
- Beef Improvement Federation Bovine Respiratory Disease Guidelines Update—Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis
Oct 28 Genomically Enhanced EPD Evaluations and New Genetics Educational Resources
Host, Dr. Bob Weaber
- Status update on genomically enhanced genetic evaluation by breeds—Dr. Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- eBEEF: a beef cattle breeding and genetics resource for producers on eXtension—Dr. Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky
- 2016 Beef Improvement Federation Annual Meeting Invite—Dr. Bob Weaber, Kansas State University
If you will be watching the live webinars (not the recordings) please register online via https://kstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_etHw1WTZttuldIx.
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