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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

Genomics: A Review ( October 05, 2011)

  • General Overview of Genomics PowerPoint format or PDF format
    Bob Weaber, Kansas State University
  • Training, Validation, and Target Populations PowerPoint format or PDF format
    Mark Thallman, USDA-ARS-MARC

  • USDA Grants Focusing on Difficult, but Economically Important, Traits (October12, 2011)

  • Bovine Respiratory Disease PowerPoint format or PDF format
    Holly Neibergs, Washington State University
  • Feed Efficiency PowerPoint format - PDF format
    Dan Loy, Iowa State University

  • Genomics: Economic Considerations and Validation (October 19, 2011)

  • Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection
    PowerPoint format
    or PDF format
    Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis
  • Validation of Genomic Predictions: The Weight Trait Project Power Point format or PDF format
    Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska

  • US Meat Animal Research Center Update: Using Genomics in Novel Ways (October 26, 2011)

  • Pooling DNA to Investigate Fertility PowerPoint format or PDF format
    Tara McDaneld, USDA-ARS-MARC
  • Breed Relationships using 50K Chip Information PowerPoint format or PDF format
    Larry Kuehn, USDA-ARS-MARC
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    Brown Bagger Series (2010)

    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