Overview of the IBEP Bull Test
IBEP Videos
- Interpreting Performance Information in the sale catalog
- Caring For Your New Young Herd Sire
Genetic Defects
- "Genetic Defects - The Old, The New and The Misunderstood" - archived webcast, which aired 2/16/09. Discussion by Dr. Sue DeNise, Vice President, Genomics Research and Development, MetaMorphix, Inc., and Mark Gardiner, President, Gardiner Angus Ranch, Inc.
Breed Association Information on Genetic Defects
- Angus
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) Information and AM Fact Sheet
- Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH) Information and NH Fact Sheet
- Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA) Information and CA Fact Sheet
- Double Muscling, Myostatin nt821 gene deletion (M1) Information and M1 Fact Sheet
- Genetic Defects and Factors
- AAA policy relating to the registration status of potential and known carriers of AM and NH
- Video - How to take a DNA sample from your cattle using a blood card
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) Information and AM Fact Sheet
- Gelbvieh
- Hereford
- Limousin
- Red Angus
- Simmental
Contemporary Groups
- Overview of Contemporary Groups
- Understanding Contemporary Grouping - American Angus Association
- Contemporary Grouping: Separating Environment from Genetics - American Gelbvieh Association
- BIF Guidelines - Beef Improvement Federation - A section about contemporary groups is on pages 12-16 of the Guidelines (which is pages 16-20 of the pdf file)
EPDs
- EPDs and $ Indexes
- EPDs and What They Tell Us - American Angus Association
- Interim EPDs - American Angus Association
- Understanding Accuracies - American Angus Association
- Breed Improvement Through EPDs - American Gelbvieh Association
- Understanding EPDs and How to Use Them - American Gelbvieh Association
- The Rancher's Guide to EPDs - Red Angus Association of America
- Understanding EPD Accuracies and Possible Change - Red Angus Association of America
- Across-Breed EPDs
- How to Interpret Sire Summaries
- Oregon State University
- Understanding and Using Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) - University of Arkansas
- Using Expected Progeny Differences - University of Kentucky
Ultrasound Scanning
- Before You Scan - UltraInsights Processing Lab
- Ultrasound Scanning Beef Cattle for Body Composition - American Gelbvieh Association
Structural Soundness
- An Analysis of Beef Cattle Conformation - University of Arkansas
- Bull Soundness - Structural - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Australia
- Selecting Bulls for Structural Soundness in Beef Cattle - Dept. of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland, Australia
- Be Diligent on Genetic Defects when Buying Bulls - about corkscrew claw
Breeding Soundness Exams
- All bulls which are sale eligible based on performance index are checked for breeding soundness. A Breeding Soundness Examinations presentation is available online.
- For more information, contact Dr. Wayne Singleton, reproductive physiologist.
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Evaluate Breeding Ability: Bull breeding soundness exams can enhance
profitability - American Angus Association
Disposition and Docility
- If Docility is Important to You ... - American Angus Association
- Docility Pays: Disposition Drives Feedlot, Carcass Performance - American Angus Association
- Docility Scores - American Salers Association
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Temperament and Performance of Beef Cattle
- Oregon State University
Beef Sire Selection
- Beef Sire Selection Manual - National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium, 2006
- Beef Sire Selection - University of Arkansas
- Beef Sire Selection Recommendations - University of Kentucky
- Bull Selection 101 - Oklahoma State University
- 10 Steps to Buying the Right Bull - American Hereford Association
Caring For Your Bull
- Getting Bulls Ready: Nutrition considerations before, during and after the breeding season - American Hereford Association
- To Make Your Breeding Season Successful, the Work Starts Now: A checklist for effective bull management - American Hereford Association
If you have suggestions of things to include on this FAQ page, please contact Donna Lofgren.