Upcoming Workshops & Symposiums
NBCEC Symposium – Integrating DNA Information into Beef Cattle Production Systems
Kansas City Airport Holiday Inn
March 4-5, 2013
March 4 – Pre-Symposium Social Gathering
6:00pm Social hour and Dinner
March 5 – An Evolution of Beef Cattle Selection Technologies
7:00am Breakfast
Bob Weaber, Kansas State University, Moderator
8:00am
NBCEC Overview
- Scientific Council – Dorian Garrick, Iowa State University
- Industry Council – Dave Nichols, Nichols Farms
8:30am
Commercial Ranch Project – Alison Van Eenennaam and Dan Drake, University of California – Davis
8:30 – 9:10am
Bull prolificacy and production in commercial beef cattle ranches using DNA paternity analysis – Dan Drake
9:10-9:50am
Economics of commercial ranch bulls: matching marketing strategy to bull selection –
Alison Van Eenennaam
9:50am
Update of Breed Associations incorporating genomics technology into genetic evaluations and BIGS project – Dorian Garrick, Iowa State University
10:30am – Break
11:00am – noon
Updates on current USDA funded genomics projects and views towards wide-spread industry application – Jerry Taylor, University of Missouri
12:00pm – Lunch
Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska, Moderator
1:00pm
Use of Genomic Information in Pig Genetic Improvement Programs – Scott Newman, Geneticist, Genus, plc
2:00pm
Latest developments and future consequences for selection indices – Mike MacNeil, Delta G consulting
2:45pm – Break
3:15pm
Mate Selection Software – a step beyond selection indices – Brian Kinghorn, Professor of Quantitative Genetics, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
4:15pm
Discussion and Wrap-up
5:00pm – Adjourn
6:00pm – Dinner