Free Publications
- “Animal Biotechnology to Improve Quality of Animal Products”
- How might DNA-based information generate value in the beef cattle sector?
- Improving EPD Accuracy by Combining EPD Information with DNA Test Results
- The Use of Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture
- Crossbred Beef Cattle Are More Profitable
- DNA Testing and Genomics: What’s the Future for Beef Producers?
- Earlier Calves are Heavier Calves
- Hybrid Vigor Estimates for First Backcross of Crisscross Breeding Systems Involving Angus and Hereford Breeds
- Live Performance and Carcass Trait Comparisons of Crossbred with Straightbred Hereford and Angus Calves
- Performance Comparisons of Charbray and Hereford Cattle and Crosses Between Them
- Performance Indexing for Beef Cattle
- Progeny Testing Bulls
- Progesterone Inserts May Help to Improve Breeding Readiness in Beef Heifers
- Reproductive Herd Health
- Semen Quality in Beef Bulls
- Usefulness of Marketing Calves Heterozygous for Double Muscling Gene
- Using Embryo Transfers to Increase Twinning
- Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture (DVD)
- “No Bull” Discussion on Genetic Markers
- Application of Genomic Information: The California Commercial Ranch Project (Fact Sheet)
- Are DNA Tests For You?
- Basics of DNA Markers and Genotyping
- Buying Bulls: Protecting Your Investment & Protecting Your Herd
- Combining EPD Info with DNA Test Results Improves Genetic Prediction Accuracy
- Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Fact Sheet)
- Commercially-available DNA Tests for Beef Cattle
- Curly Calf Syndrome (Arthrogryposis Multiplex) Test Available
- DNA Markers: Explanation of Validation and Utilization
- DNA-based Progeny Testing and Development of Commercial Ranch EPDs
- DNA-Based Technologies
- Do DNA Tests Work?
- Marker-Assisted Selection
- Marker-Assisted Selection Backgrounder
- Potential Effects of Animal Biotechnologies on Animal Health and Well-being
- Reproductive Herd Health: Continued
- Uses of DNA Information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
- Validation of Marker Tests
- Value of DNA Information for Beef Bull Selection
- What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
- Application of Genomic Information The California Commercial Ranch Project (Slides)
- Assessing the accuracy of genomic predictions - Results from the California commercial ranch project
- Beef cattle breeding in Australia
- Beef Cattle Genomics – where we have been, where we are now, and where we are headed
- Beef translational genomics Lessons from the literature
- Biotech Beef and Cloned Cows Progress in Translational Genomics
- BLUP and Genomic Selection
- Bovine Respiratory Disease
- Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
- Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Slides)
- DNA Technologies and Production Markers
- Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection
- Genetically engineered animals tangled in regulatory and political deadlock
- Improving EPD accuracy by combining EPD information with DNA test results (slides)
- Integrating DNA Information into Beef Cattle Production Systems
- Interbeef workshop- US report
- Marker Assisted Selection – Current and Future Applications
- Reduced SNP Panels—creation, realistic expectations, and use in different livestock industries
- The California Commercial Ranch Project
- The Genetic Basis of Host Susceptibility to Bovine Respiratory Disease
- The welfare, economic, and genetic impacts of recessive genetic factors (RGFs)
- Uses of DNA information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
- Using genetic markers in bull selection
- What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple-sire breeding pastures
- What weighting should be given to BRD resistance in selection decisions
- Where in the beef cattle supply chain might DNA tests generate value
- Will DNA testing make me money?
- Animal Biotechnology
- Cattlemen to Cattlemen streaming video
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Crossbred Beef Cattle Are More Profitable
- DNA Testing and Genomics: What’s the Future for Beef Producers?
- Earlier Calves are Heavier Calves
- Hybrid Vigor Estimates for First Backcross of Crisscross Breeding Systems Involving Angus and Hereford Breeds
- Live Performance and Carcass Trait Comparisons of Crossbred with Straightbred Hereford and Angus Calves
- Performance Comparisons of Charbray and Hereford Cattle and Crosses Between Them
- Performance Indexing for Beef Cattle
- Progeny Testing Bulls
- Progesterone Inserts May Help to Improve Breeding Readiness in Beef Heifers
- Reproductive Herd Health
- Semen Quality in Beef Bulls
- Usefulness of Marketing Calves Heterozygous for Double Muscling Gene
- Using Embryo Transfers to Increase Twinning
- Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture (DVD)
- Fundamentals of Beef Management
- Genetics and Animal Breeding (DVD)
- Selecting a Beef Breeding Heifer (DVD)
Free Publications, Peer Reviewed Publications
- Crossbred Beef Cattle Are More Profitable
- DNA Testing and Genomics: What’s the Future for Beef Producers?
- Earlier Calves are Heavier Calves
- Hybrid Vigor Estimates for First Backcross of Crisscross Breeding Systems Involving Angus and Hereford Breeds
- Live Performance and Carcass Trait Comparisons of Crossbred with Straightbred Hereford and Angus Calves
- Performance Comparisons of Charbray and Hereford Cattle and Crosses Between Them
- Performance Indexing for Beef Cattle
- Progeny Testing Bulls
- Progesterone Inserts May Help to Improve Breeding Readiness in Beef Heifers
- Reproductive Herd Health
- Semen Quality in Beef Bulls
- Usefulness of Marketing Calves Heterozygous for Double Muscling Gene
- Using Embryo Transfers to Increase Twinning
Videos
- Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture (DVD)
- Animal Biotechnology
- Cattlemen to Cattlemen streaming video
- Genetics and Animal Breeding (DVD)
- Selecting a Beef Breeding Heifer (DVD)
Free Publications, Peer Reviewed Publications, Videos
Popular Press Articles
- “No Bull” Discussion on Genetic Markers
- Application of Genomic Information: The California Commercial Ranch Project (Fact Sheet)
- Are DNA Tests For You?
- Basics of DNA Markers and Genotyping
- Buying Bulls: Protecting Your Investment & Protecting Your Herd
- Combining EPD Info with DNA Test Results Improves Genetic Prediction Accuracy
- Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Fact Sheet)
- Commercially-available DNA Tests for Beef Cattle
- Curly Calf Syndrome (Arthrogryposis Multiplex) Test Available
- DNA Markers: Explanation of Validation and Utilization
- DNA-based Progeny Testing and Development of Commercial Ranch EPDs
- DNA-Based Technologies
- Do DNA Tests Work?
- Marker-Assisted Selection
- Marker-Assisted Selection Backgrounder
- Potential Effects of Animal Biotechnologies on Animal Health and Well-being
- Reproductive Herd Health: Continued
- Uses of DNA Information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
- Validation of Marker Tests
- Value of DNA Information for Beef Bull Selection
- What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
- Animal Cloning
- Are the Milk and Meat from Cloned Cows Safe to Eat?
- Are the progeny of cloned animals safe to eat?
- Basics of DNA markers and genotyping
- Biomedical Applications of Genetically Engineered and Cloned Animals
- Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics
- Curly calf syndrome (Arthrogryposis multiplex) test available
- DNA-Based progeny testing and development of commercial ranch EPDs
- Genetically Engineered Animals: An Overview
- Genomics and Animal Agriculture
- Is livestock cloning another form of genetic engineering?
- Livestock Cloning
- Value of DNA information for beef bull selection
- What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
Free Publications, Popular Press Articles
- “No Bull” Discussion on Genetic Markers
- Application of Genomic Information: The California Commercial Ranch Project (Fact Sheet)
- Are DNA Tests For You?
- Basics of DNA Markers and Genotyping
- Buying Bulls: Protecting Your Investment & Protecting Your Herd
- Combining EPD Info with DNA Test Results Improves Genetic Prediction Accuracy
- Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Fact Sheet)
- Commercially-available DNA Tests for Beef Cattle
- Curly Calf Syndrome (Arthrogryposis Multiplex) Test Available
- DNA Markers: Explanation of Validation and Utilization
- DNA-based Progeny Testing and Development of Commercial Ranch EPDs
- DNA-Based Technologies
- Do DNA Tests Work?
- Marker-Assisted Selection
- Marker-Assisted Selection Backgrounder
- Potential Effects of Animal Biotechnologies on Animal Health and Well-being
- Reproductive Herd Health: Continued
- Uses of DNA Information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
- Validation of Marker Tests
- Value of DNA Information for Beef Bull Selection
- What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
PowerPoint Presentations by Advisors and Specialists
- Application of Genomic Information The California Commercial Ranch Project (Slides)
- Assessing the accuracy of genomic predictions - Results from the California commercial ranch project
- Beef cattle breeding in Australia
- Beef Cattle Genomics – where we have been, where we are now, and where we are headed
- Beef translational genomics Lessons from the literature
- Biotech Beef and Cloned Cows Progress in Translational Genomics
- BLUP and Genomic Selection
- Bovine Respiratory Disease
- Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
- Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Slides)
- DNA Technologies and Production Markers
- Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection
- Genetically engineered animals tangled in regulatory and political deadlock
- Improving EPD accuracy by combining EPD information with DNA test results (slides)
- Integrating DNA Information into Beef Cattle Production Systems
- Interbeef workshop- US report
- Marker Assisted Selection – Current and Future Applications
- Reduced SNP Panels—creation, realistic expectations, and use in different livestock industries
- The California Commercial Ranch Project
- The Genetic Basis of Host Susceptibility to Bovine Respiratory Disease
- The welfare, economic, and genetic impacts of recessive genetic factors (RGFs)
- Uses of DNA information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
- Using genetic markers in bull selection
- What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple-sire breeding pastures
- What weighting should be given to BRD resistance in selection decisions
- Where in the beef cattle supply chain might DNA tests generate value
- Will DNA testing make me money?
- 94. Cloned Cows and Biotech Beef Does Animal Biotechnology have a Future?
- 95. Paternity analysis in large commercial cattle ranch setting using SNPs – UC Davis experiences
- Animal biotechnologies and agricultural sustainability
- Animal Biotechnology
- Animal Biotechnology Extension Education
- Animal Biotechnology Where to from here?
- Animal Biotechnology: How, What, and Why?
- Applying Biotechnologies on the Ranch
- Applying Biotechnologies to the Cattle Industry
- Beef Cattle Industry Structure: Implications for Whole Genome Selection
- Biotechnology and the Future of California Agriculture
- Biotechnology current and future role in selection decisions for beef producers
- Biotechnology: current and future role in selection decisions for beef producers
- BRD CAP Year 1 Extension Progress Report
- Case Study: Extension efforts around the use of DNA tests for the U.S. beef cattle industry
- Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
- County GE-free initiatives and their implications on field research with genetically engineered crops
- Current status of adoption of DNA-testing by US beef breed associations
- Current Status of Genetically Engineered Animals
- DNA marker panel validation update by the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium
- DNA Technologies and Marker Validation
- DNA testing — Does it Work and Where is it Headed?
- DNA testing for parentage
- DNA, SNPs, MAS and GMOs – Making Sense of Biotech Babble
- Economics of DNA markers for the Cow/Calf Industry
- Economics of using DNA markers for sorting feedlot cattle
- Economics of using DNA–markers for bull selection in the seedstock sector
- Genetic Engineering – An Overview
- Genetic Engineering and Animal Agriculture
- Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture
- Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture
- Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture Bring Science into the Dialogue
- Genetic Improvement in Beef Cattle — Where is it Headed?
- Genetic Markers
- Genomic Selection 101: Basics and experiences in cattle breeding systems
- Great Expectations DNA and the cattle industry
- How might DNA-based information generate value in the beef cattle sector?
- Integrated Program for Reducing Bovine Respiratory Disease in Beef and Dairy Cattle
- Integrating biotechnologies for the beef cattle industry
- Is the Market Ready for Cloned Cows?
- Is the market ready for the meat from cloned cows?
- MultiState Project Report Modifying Milk Fat Composition for Improved Nutritional and Market Value
- NC1010 Interpreting Cattle Genomic Data Biology, Applications and Outreach – California Station Report
- Paternity analysis in a large commercial ranch setting.
- Project Report Interpreting Cattle Genomic Data Biology, Applications and Outreach
- Technology Review
- The economics of using DNA markers for bull selection in the beef seedstock sector
- The Regulation and Politics of Food from Genetically Engineered Animals
- The Value of Accuracy
- The value of DNA information for beef bull selection
- Ultrasound as a biotechnology to improve carcass traits
- Use of DNA-based Biotechnologies in the Beef Cattle Industry
- Use of GE crops in CA agriculture and Animal Biotechnology
- Using Replacement Heifers to Estimate Carcass Quality of Herdmates
- Validating Genetic Markers
- Validation and estimation of genetic variation associated with DNA tests for quantitative beef cattle traits
- Validation of New Technologies for Beef Cattle Improvement
- What has DNA done for me lately?
- What is the Future of Animal Biotechnology?
- What is the value of DNA testing?
- Whole Genome-Assisted Selection
Free Publications, PowerPoint Presentations by Advisors and Specialists
- Application of Genomic Information The California Commercial Ranch Project (Slides)
- Assessing the accuracy of genomic predictions - Results from the California commercial ranch project
- Beef cattle breeding in Australia
- Beef Cattle Genomics – where we have been, where we are now, and where we are headed
- Beef translational genomics Lessons from the literature
- Biotech Beef and Cloned Cows Progress in Translational Genomics
- BLUP and Genomic Selection
- Bovine Respiratory Disease
- Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
- Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Slides)
- DNA Technologies and Production Markers
- Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection
- Genetically engineered animals tangled in regulatory and political deadlock
- Improving EPD accuracy by combining EPD information with DNA test results (slides)
- Integrating DNA Information into Beef Cattle Production Systems
- Interbeef workshop- US report
- Marker Assisted Selection – Current and Future Applications
- Reduced SNP Panels—creation, realistic expectations, and use in different livestock industries
- The California Commercial Ranch Project
- The Genetic Basis of Host Susceptibility to Bovine Respiratory Disease
- The welfare, economic, and genetic impacts of recessive genetic factors (RGFs)
- Uses of DNA information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
- Using genetic markers in bull selection
- What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple-sire breeding pastures
- What weighting should be given to BRD resistance in selection decisions
- Where in the beef cattle supply chain might DNA tests generate value
- Will DNA testing make me money?
Free Publications, Videos
Priced Publications
- Fundamentals of Beef Management
- Genetics and Animal Breeding (DVD)
- Selecting a Beef Breeding Heifer (DVD)