• Project No. and Title: NCERA225 - Implementation and Strategies for National Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation
• Dates: 12/18/2023 to 12/20/2023
• Contacts: [Dr. Cedric Gondro] [Dr. Daniela Lourenco]

This authorizes the annual meeting: .
The meeting will be held on 12/18/2023 at Kansas City, Missouri, at the Embassy Suites Kansas City Airport . :

Admin Advisor: Jennifer Bormann (jbormann@ksu.edu)

The Genetic Prediction Workshop is themed: Opportunities and obstacles to enhancing beef cattle evaluation with sequence data. The event will feature current innovations in genomic sequencing and applications. The workshop format will develop knowledge among attendees around sequencing technologies and will help chart the path to application of these innovative tools in genetic prediction. The NCERA-225 group will hold their annual business meeting on the evening of December 18. <br /> <br /> https://beefimprovement.org/23geneticpredictionworkshop/ <br /> <br /> Monday, December 18, 2023<br /> 7 pm NCERA 225 Business meeting<br /> <br /> Tuesday, December 19, 2023<br /> 8 am Welcome / Introduction<br /> 8:30 am Low-pass primer – Troy Rowan, University of Tennessee-Knoxville<br /> 9:15 am Reference panel – Bob Schnabel, University of Missouri<br /> 10 am Break<br /> 10:30 am Pangenome – Temitayo Olagunju, University of Idaho<br /> 11:15 am Panel Discussion – Stewart Bauck, Neogen (retired),<br /> and Jesse Hoff, Gencove. Moderator – Troy Rowan, University of Tennessee-Knoxville<br /> Noon Lunch<br /> 1:15 pm Imputation and genetic evaluation with sequence data (and a bit of AI) – Cedric Gondro,<br /> Michigan State University<br /> 2 pm Animal breeding projects at UGA – Ignacy Misztal, University of Georgia<br /> 2:45 pm Break<br /> 3:15 pm A vision for the future of low-pass sequencing – Mark Thallman, US-MARC<br /> 4:15 pm Panel Discussion – Ryan Boldt, International Genetic Solutions, André Garcia, Angus Genetics, Inc., and Victor Pedrosa, Neogen. Moderator – Steve Kachman, University of Nebraska–Lincoln<br /> 6 pm Social and evening posters followed by Dinner<br /> <br /> Wednesday, December 20, 2023<br /> 8 am Welcome back<br /> 8:15 am GPE – Larry Kuehn , US-MARC<br /> 9 am Cattle Breeding Using Millions of Records from Commercial Cattle: An Irish Perspective – Donagh Berry, Teagasc<br /> 10 am Break<br /> 10:30 am Leveraging commercial data to improve selection and management decisions – Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska<br /> 11:30 am Panel Discussion – Ken Odde, Kansas State University (retired), Kent Anderson, Zoetis, and JR Tait, Neogen. Moderator – Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky