Brown Bagger Series
NBCEC hosts "Brown Baggers" covering a variety of beef genetics topics for Extension and collegiate educators, breed associations and industry representatives. View the collection of slide sets here, and feel free to use them at your next producer meeting.
2011
Beef Cattle Genomics: Science to Practice
Bob Weaber, Kansas State University
Mark Thallman, USDA-ARS-MARC
USDA Grants Focusing on Difficult, but Economically Important, Traits (October12, 2011)
Holly Neibergs, Washington State University
Dan Loy, Iowa State University
Genomics: Economic Considerations and Validation (October 19, 2011)
PowerPoint format or PDF format
Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis
Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska
US Meat Animal Research Center Update: Using Genomics in Novel Ways (October 26, 2011)
Tara McDaneld, USDA-ARS-MARC
Larry Kuehn, USDA-ARS-MARC
Selection Decisions: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown (2009)
Advancing Genetic Evaluations to the Next Level (2008)
Reaching for the Higher Fruit (2007)
Beef Genetics Roundup: What's Happening in Beef Cattle Genetics (2006)
Crossbreeding: Opportunities for the U.S. Beef Industry (2005)
Materials for Producer Education on Breeding Decisions (2004)
Fine-Tuning Selection Decisions (2004)
Multiple Breed Genetic Evaluation (2004 National Animal Breeding Seminar Series)
Parent Identification through Commercial Ranch Evaluations (2004 National Animal Breeding Seminar Series)
These programs are coordinated by:
Darrh Bullock
Professor
804 W P Garrigus Bldg
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546
(859) 257-7514 phone
(859) 257-3412 fax
(859) 699-8558 mobile
dbullock@uky.edu
Bob Weaber
Extension Beef Specialist
227 Weber Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
(785) 532-1460 phone
(785) 477-1287 mobile
bweaber@k-state.edu
Matt Spangler
Assistant Professor, Beef Genetics Extension Specialist
C204f Animal Science
Lincoln, NE 68583-0908
(402) 472-6489 phone
(402) 472-6362 fax
mspangler2@unl.edu