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The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) has announced the release of Winter 2016 Genomic-Enhanced Expected Progeny Differences (GE-EPDs). In this round of genetic evaluation, over 1.4 million animals were considered. Of those, GE-EPDs were produced for approximately 8,250 Brangus®, Red Brangus, UltraRed and UltraBlack® animals that have either high- or low-density genomic profiles in the…
Continue Reading...by John Genho, Livestock Genetic Services Over the past several years, genomic tests have become more available to breeders for genetic improvement. These have come in several different forms and have been used in different ways. The following is a review of these forms and methods. Initially, our collective thought was that we could find…
Continue Reading...by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS Hopefully cattle prices have found the bottom and the year ahead will bring a more stable market. It appears heifer-retention growth has come to a halt in the past two years as more females are going to the feedlot. This suggests a decline in future supply,…
Continue Reading...Members of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) have elected four individuals to serve on IBBA’s Board of Directors. New directors will be officially inducted at the IBBA Annual Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 11, in San Antonio, Texas. Bill Davis has been re-elected to continue representing area two. Bill Davis and his wife, Gail, own…
Continue Reading...*News from the Texas Beef Council* AUSTIN, TX – Tommy Perkins, Ph.D. has been named to the Texas Beef Council (TBC) and the Beef Promotion Research Council of Texas (BPRCT) board of directors. This is his fouth term on the board and he serves as a representative of purebred Texas beef producers. Board members’…
Continue Reading...by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS The holiday season is in full swing, and I’m guessing you are spending a lot of time with family while eating and traveling more than most desire. It is a great time of year for both young and old alike as we celebrate the birth of…
Continue Reading...by IBBA Field Service Representative Taylor Shackelford I want to take a brief moment to introduce myself; my name is Taylor Shackelford. I joined the Brangus team to serve the members as the field services representative. I grew up on a predominantly Hereford and commercial cattle operation north of Dallas, Texas. I studied agricultural communications…
Continue Reading...by Jared Decker, PhD., University of Missouri Extension Genomics: We hear this word frequently in the beef industry. But, how do we actually use this technology? More importantly, how do we use this technology to be more profitable? In “Part I: Understanding Genomic Prediction” we discussed how expected progeny differences (EPDs) and genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences…
Continue Reading...by IBBA Communications Coordinator Peyton Waldrip IBBA member Clarence Tays is a Brangus breeder in Cookeville, Tennessee. An Ultrablack® female named MISS LOF 144, or “Lollipop,” was born into his herd on Aug. 30, 2009. After Tays’s granddaughter, Elizabeth, showed the heifer in 2010, the female was sold to a neighbor: Randy Randolph. Randolph is…
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