Beef Cattle Selection
- Beef Cattle Genetics Value-Added Programs
- Beef on Dairy
- Comparison of Production Levels among US Beef Breeds (UPDATED 1/23)
- Value of Collecting Phenotypes
- The Random Shuffle of Genes: Putting the E in EPD
- EPD Basics and Definitions
- Beef Sire Selection Recommendations (video intro)
- Beef Cattle Economic Selection Indices
- Decreasing Generation Interval to Increase Genetic Progress
- Genetic Correlations and Antagonisms
- Economically Relevant Traits
- Hair Shedding Scores: A Tool To Select Heat Tolerant Cattle
- Crossbreeding for the Commercial Beef Producer (video intro)
- Selection for Improved Feed Efficiency: Comparison of Different Indices
- 2017 Across-Breed EPD Table and Improvements
- 2018 Changes to National Cattle Evaluation
- 2020 Across-Breed EPD (ABEPD) Adjustment Factors
- 2021 Total Herd Reporting
- 2021 Foot and Leg Traits
Use of DNA Information
- How To Get Started With DNA Testing (video intro)
- DNA Sample Collection
- Parentage Testing
- How DNA Testing Will Affect the Accuracy of EPD Information
- Recent Developments In Genetic Evaluations and Genomic Testing (video intro)
- Initial Genome-Wide Association Study of Feed Intake Related Traits in Beef Cattle
- Genetic Markers of Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) Susceptibility
- Genetic Practices to Improve Beef Cattle Reproduction (video intro)
- Commercial Replacement Heifer Selection (video intro)
- Mating Systems in Commercial Beef Cattle Operations (video intro)
Simple (single gene) Traits
- Simple Inheritance in Beef Cattle (video intro)
- Color Patterns in Crossbred Beef Cattle
- Genetic Defects (video intro)
- Managing Genetic Defects (video intro)
- The Genetics of Horned, Polled and Scurred Cattle (video intro)