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Categories by Source : UC Davis Animal Science Department

Animal ID

• Cattle Identification and the National Animal Identification System
• Emerging Management Systems in Animal Identification
• Obtaining a Premises Identification Number in California
• Premises Registration, Electronic Identification and the National Animal Identification System
• Value of Individual Record Keeping to Commercial Livestock Operators

Breeding

• “Animal Biotechnology to Improve Quality of Animal Products”
• “No Bull” Discussion on Genetic Markers
• 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
• Animal Biotechnology Extension Education
• Animal Biotechnology Where to from here?
• Animal Biotechnology: How, What, and Why?
• Animal Cloning
• Application of Genomic Information The California Commercial Ranch Project (Slides)
• Application of Genomic Information: The California Commercial Ranch Project (Fact Sheet)
• Applying Biotechnologies on the Ranch
• Applying Biotechnologies to the Cattle Industry
• Are DNA Tests For You?
• Are the Milk and Meat from Cloned Cows Safe to Eat?
• Are the progeny of cloned animals safe to eat?
• Assessing the accuracy of genomic predictions - Results from the California commercial ranch project
• Basics of DNA Markers and Genotyping
• Basics of DNA markers and genotyping
• Beef cattle breeding in Australia
• Beef Cattle Genomics – where we have been, where we are now, and where we are headed
• Beef Cattle Industry Structure: Implications for Whole Genome Selection
• Beef translational genomics Lessons from the literature
• Biomedical Applications of Genetically Engineered and Cloned Animals
• Biotech Beef and Cloned Cows Progress in Translational Genomics
• Biotechnology current and future role in selection decisions for beef producers
• BLUP and Genomic Selection
• BRD CAP Year 1 Extension Progress Report
• Case Study: Extension efforts around the use of DNA tests for the U.S. beef cattle industry
• Cattlemen to Cattlemen streaming video
• Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
• Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
• Combining EPD Info with DNA Test Results Improves Genetic Prediction Accuracy
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Fact Sheet)
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Slides)
• Commercially-available DNA Tests for Beef Cattle
• Curly Calf Syndrome (Arthrogryposis Multiplex) Test Available
• Curly calf syndrome (Arthrogryposis multiplex) test available
• 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 Markers: Explanation of Validation and Utilization
• DNA Technologies and Marker Validation
• DNA Technologies and Production Markers
• DNA testing — Does it Work and Where is it Headed?
• DNA testing for parentage
• DNA, SNPs, MAS and GMOs – Making Sense of Biotech Babble
• DNA-Based progeny testing and development of commercial ranch EPDs
• DNA-based Progeny Testing and Development of Commercial Ranch EPDs
• DNA-Based Technologies
• Do DNA Tests Work?
• 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 (DVD)
• Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture Bring Science into the Dialogue
• Genetic Improvement in Beef Cattle — Where is it Headed?
• Genetic Markers
• Genetically engineered animals tangled in regulatory and political deadlock
• Genetically Engineered Animals: An Overview
• Genetics and Animal Breeding (DVD)
• Genomic Selection 101: Basics and experiences in cattle breeding systems
• Genomics and Animal Agriculture
• Great Expectations DNA and the cattle industry
• How might DNA-based information generate value in the beef cattle sector?
• How might DNA-based information generate value in the beef cattle sector?
• Improving EPD Accuracy by Combining EPD Information with DNA Test Results
• Improving EPD accuracy by combining EPD information with DNA test results (slides)
• Integrated Program for Reducing Bovine Respiratory Disease in Beef and Dairy Cattle
• Integrating biotechnologies for the beef cattle industry
• Integrating DNA Information into Beef Cattle Production Systems
• Interbeef workshop- US report
• Is livestock cloning another form of genetic engineering?
• Is the Market Ready for Cloned Cows?
• Is the market ready for the meat from cloned cows?
• Livestock Cloning
• Marker Assisted Selection – Current and Future Applications
• Marker-Assisted Selection
• Marker-Assisted Selection Backgrounder
• 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.
• Potential Effects of Animal Biotechnologies on Animal Health and Well-being
• Project Report Interpreting Cattle Genomic Data Biology, Applications and Outreach
• Reduced SNP Panels—creation, realistic expectations, and use in different livestock industries
• Technology Review
• The California Commercial Ranch Project
• 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 Use of Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture
• The Value of Accuracy
• The value of DNA information for beef bull selection
• The welfare, economic, and genetic impacts of recessive genetic factors (RGFs)
• Ultrasound as a biotechnology to improve carcass traits
• Use of DNA-based Biotechnologies in the Beef Cattle Industry
• Uses of DNA Information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
• Uses of DNA information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
• Using genetic markers in bull selection
• 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 Marker Tests
• Validation of New Technologies for Beef Cattle Improvement
• Value of DNA Information for Beef Bull Selection
• Value of DNA information for beef bull selection
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple-sire breeding pastures
• What has DNA done for me lately?
• What is the Future of Animal Biotechnology?
• What weighting should be given to BRD resistance in selection decisions
• Where in the beef cattle supply chain might DNA tests generate value
• Whole Genome-Assisted Selection
• Will DNA testing make me money?
• Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection
• Bovine Respiratory Disease
• The Genetic Basis of Host Susceptibility to Bovine Respiratory Disease

Reproduction and Genetics

• “Animal Biotechnology to Improve Quality of Animal Products”
• “No Bull” Discussion on Genetic Markers
• 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
• Animal Biotechnology Extension Education
• Animal Biotechnology Where to from here?
• Animal Biotechnology: How, What, and Why?
• Animal Cloning
• Application of Genomic Information The California Commercial Ranch Project (Slides)
• Application of Genomic Information: The California Commercial Ranch Project (Fact Sheet)
• Applying Biotechnologies on the Ranch
• Applying Biotechnologies to the Cattle Industry
• Are DNA Tests For You?
• Are the Milk and Meat from Cloned Cows Safe to Eat?
• Are the progeny of cloned animals safe to eat?
• Assessing the accuracy of genomic predictions - Results from the California commercial ranch project
• Basics of DNA Markers and Genotyping
• Basics of DNA markers and genotyping
• Beef cattle breeding in Australia
• Beef Cattle Genomics – where we have been, where we are now, and where we are headed
• Beef Cattle Industry Structure: Implications for Whole Genome Selection
• Beef translational genomics Lessons from the literature
• Biomedical Applications of Genetically Engineered and Cloned Animals
• Biotech Beef and Cloned Cows Progress in Translational Genomics
• Biotechnology current and future role in selection decisions for beef producers
• BLUP and Genomic Selection
• BRD CAP Year 1 Extension Progress Report
• Case Study: Extension efforts around the use of DNA tests for the U.S. beef cattle industry
• Cattlemen to Cattlemen streaming video
• Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
• Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
• Combining EPD Info with DNA Test Results Improves Genetic Prediction Accuracy
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Fact Sheet)
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Slides)
• Commercially-available DNA Tests for Beef Cattle
• Curly Calf Syndrome (Arthrogryposis Multiplex) Test Available
• Curly calf syndrome (Arthrogryposis multiplex) test available
• 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 Markers: Explanation of Validation and Utilization
• DNA Technologies and Marker Validation
• DNA Technologies and Production Markers
• DNA testing — Does it Work and Where is it Headed?
• DNA testing for parentage
• DNA, SNPs, MAS and GMOs – Making Sense of Biotech Babble
• DNA-Based progeny testing and development of commercial ranch EPDs
• DNA-based Progeny Testing and Development of Commercial Ranch EPDs
• DNA-Based Technologies
• Do DNA Tests Work?
• 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 (DVD)
• Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture Bring Science into the Dialogue
• Genetic Improvement in Beef Cattle — Where is it Headed?
• Genetic Markers
• Genetically engineered animals tangled in regulatory and political deadlock
• Genetically Engineered Animals: An Overview
• Genetics and Animal Breeding (DVD)
• Genomic Selection 101: Basics and experiences in cattle breeding systems
• Genomics and Animal Agriculture
• Great Expectations DNA and the cattle industry
• How might DNA-based information generate value in the beef cattle sector?
• How might DNA-based information generate value in the beef cattle sector?
• Improving EPD Accuracy by Combining EPD Information with DNA Test Results
• Improving EPD accuracy by combining EPD information with DNA test results (slides)
• Integrated Program for Reducing Bovine Respiratory Disease in Beef and Dairy Cattle
• Integrating biotechnologies for the beef cattle industry
• Integrating DNA Information into Beef Cattle Production Systems
• Interbeef workshop- US report
• Is livestock cloning another form of genetic engineering?
• Is the Market Ready for Cloned Cows?
• Is the market ready for the meat from cloned cows?
• Livestock Cloning
• Marker Assisted Selection – Current and Future Applications
• Marker-Assisted Selection
• Marker-Assisted Selection Backgrounder
• 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.
• Potential Effects of Animal Biotechnologies on Animal Health and Well-being
• Project Report Interpreting Cattle Genomic Data Biology, Applications and Outreach
• Reduced SNP Panels—creation, realistic expectations, and use in different livestock industries
• Technology Review
• The California Commercial Ranch Project
• 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 Use of Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture
• The Value of Accuracy
• The value of DNA information for beef bull selection
• The welfare, economic, and genetic impacts of recessive genetic factors (RGFs)
• Ultrasound as a biotechnology to improve carcass traits
• Use of DNA-based Biotechnologies in the Beef Cattle Industry
• Uses of DNA Information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
• Uses of DNA information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
• Using genetic markers in bull selection
• 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 Marker Tests
• Validation of New Technologies for Beef Cattle Improvement
• Value of DNA Information for Beef Bull Selection
• Value of DNA information for beef bull selection
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple-sire breeding pastures
• What has DNA done for me lately?
• What is the Future of Animal Biotechnology?
• What weighting should be given to BRD resistance in selection decisions
• Where in the beef cattle supply chain might DNA tests generate value
• Whole Genome-Assisted Selection
• Will DNA testing make me money?
• Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection
• Bovine Respiratory Disease
• The Genetic Basis of Host Susceptibility to Bovine Respiratory Disease

Breeding, Reproduction and Genetics

• “Animal Biotechnology to Improve Quality of Animal Products”
• “No Bull” Discussion on Genetic Markers
• 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
• Animal Biotechnology Extension Education
• Animal Biotechnology Where to from here?
• Animal Biotechnology: How, What, and Why?
• Animal Cloning
• Application of Genomic Information The California Commercial Ranch Project (Slides)
• Application of Genomic Information: The California Commercial Ranch Project (Fact Sheet)
• Applying Biotechnologies on the Ranch
• Applying Biotechnologies to the Cattle Industry
• Are DNA Tests For You?
• Are the Milk and Meat from Cloned Cows Safe to Eat?
• Are the progeny of cloned animals safe to eat?
• Assessing the accuracy of genomic predictions - Results from the California commercial ranch project
• Basics of DNA Markers and Genotyping
• Basics of DNA markers and genotyping
• Beef cattle breeding in Australia
• Beef Cattle Genomics – where we have been, where we are now, and where we are headed
• Beef Cattle Industry Structure: Implications for Whole Genome Selection
• Beef translational genomics Lessons from the literature
• Biomedical Applications of Genetically Engineered and Cloned Animals
• Biotech Beef and Cloned Cows Progress in Translational Genomics
• Biotechnology current and future role in selection decisions for beef producers
• BLUP and Genomic Selection
• BRD CAP Year 1 Extension Progress Report
• Case Study: Extension efforts around the use of DNA tests for the U.S. beef cattle industry
• Cattlemen to Cattlemen streaming video
• Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
• Challenges to Adoption of Molecular Information
• Combining EPD Info with DNA Test Results Improves Genetic Prediction Accuracy
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Fact Sheet)
• Commercial Heifer Selection Using Genomics (Slides)
• Commercially-available DNA Tests for Beef Cattle
• Curly Calf Syndrome (Arthrogryposis Multiplex) Test Available
• Curly calf syndrome (Arthrogryposis multiplex) test available
• 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 Markers: Explanation of Validation and Utilization
• DNA Technologies and Marker Validation
• DNA Technologies and Production Markers
• DNA testing — Does it Work and Where is it Headed?
• DNA testing for parentage
• DNA, SNPs, MAS and GMOs – Making Sense of Biotech Babble
• DNA-Based progeny testing and development of commercial ranch EPDs
• DNA-based Progeny Testing and Development of Commercial Ranch EPDs
• DNA-Based Technologies
• Do DNA Tests Work?
• 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 (DVD)
• Genetic Engineering in California Agriculture Bring Science into the Dialogue
• Genetic Improvement in Beef Cattle — Where is it Headed?
• Genetic Markers
• Genetically engineered animals tangled in regulatory and political deadlock
• Genetically Engineered Animals: An Overview
• Genetics and Animal Breeding (DVD)
• Genomic Selection 101: Basics and experiences in cattle breeding systems
• Genomics and Animal Agriculture
• Great Expectations DNA and the cattle industry
• How might DNA-based information generate value in the beef cattle sector?
• How might DNA-based information generate value in the beef cattle sector?
• Improving EPD Accuracy by Combining EPD Information with DNA Test Results
• Improving EPD accuracy by combining EPD information with DNA test results (slides)
• Integrated Program for Reducing Bovine Respiratory Disease in Beef and Dairy Cattle
• Integrating biotechnologies for the beef cattle industry
• Integrating DNA Information into Beef Cattle Production Systems
• Interbeef workshop- US report
• Is livestock cloning another form of genetic engineering?
• Is the Market Ready for Cloned Cows?
• Is the market ready for the meat from cloned cows?
• Livestock Cloning
• Marker Assisted Selection – Current and Future Applications
• Marker-Assisted Selection
• Marker-Assisted Selection Backgrounder
• 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.
• Potential Effects of Animal Biotechnologies on Animal Health and Well-being
• Project Report Interpreting Cattle Genomic Data Biology, Applications and Outreach
• Reduced SNP Panels—creation, realistic expectations, and use in different livestock industries
• Technology Review
• The California Commercial Ranch Project
• 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 Use of Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture
• The Value of Accuracy
• The value of DNA information for beef bull selection
• The welfare, economic, and genetic impacts of recessive genetic factors (RGFs)
• Ultrasound as a biotechnology to improve carcass traits
• Use of DNA-based Biotechnologies in the Beef Cattle Industry
• Uses of DNA Information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
• Uses of DNA information on Commercial Cattle Ranches
• Using genetic markers in bull selection
• 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 Marker Tests
• Validation of New Technologies for Beef Cattle Improvement
• Value of DNA Information for Beef Bull Selection
• Value of DNA information for beef bull selection
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple sire breeding pastures?
• What are herd bulls accomplishing in multiple-sire breeding pastures
• What has DNA done for me lately?
• What is the Future of Animal Biotechnology?
• What weighting should be given to BRD resistance in selection decisions
• Where in the beef cattle supply chain might DNA tests generate value
• Whole Genome-Assisted Selection
• Will DNA testing make me money?

Economics

• Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection
• Buyer Survey to Determine Desired Production Practices for a “Value-Added Program” for Beef Calves in California

Marketing and Management

• Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection
• Buyer Survey to Determine Desired Production Practices for a “Value-Added Program” for Beef Calves in California

Breeding, Reproduction and Genetics, Economics, Marketing and Management

• Economic value of genomic information: Sire and commercial heifer selection

Veterinary and Cattle Welfare

• Bovine Respiratory Disease
• The Genetic Basis of Host Susceptibility to Bovine Respiratory Disease
• Trace Minerals for California Beef Cattle

Breeding, Reproduction and Genetics, Veterinary and Cattle Welfare

• Bovine Respiratory Disease
• The Genetic Basis of Host Susceptibility to Bovine Respiratory Disease

Economics, Marketing and Management

• Buyer Survey to Determine Desired Production Practices for a “Value-Added Program” for Beef Calves in California

Nutrition

• Trace Minerals for California Beef Cattle

Feeds and Feeding

• Trace Minerals for California Beef Cattle

Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding, Veterinary and Cattle Welfare

• Trace Minerals for California Beef Cattle