SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: NCERA199 : Implementation and Strategies for National Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation (new project)
- Period Covered: 10/01/2005 to 10/01/2006
- Date of Report: 10/07/2006
- Annual Meeting Dates: 10/06/2006 to 10/07/2006
Participants
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Accomplishments
The annual meeting of the NCERA-199 committee, held in conjunction with the NC-1010 annual meeting and the L. Dale Van Vleck Symposium, once again served as a forum for individuals involved in all aspects of genetic evaluation (biological, statistical, computational, and economical) to brainstorm and exchange information.
The L. Dale Van Vleck Symposium was sponsored and organized by NCERA-199 members and provided a forum to discuss research and honor Dr. Van Vleck for his many years of research and contribution to animal genetic evaluations.
This symposium, held in conjunction with the NCERA-199 annual meeting, attracted a much wider audience of non-members to the annual meeting than has attended in previous years, allowing for a greater forum for exchanging ideas. A potential for online graduate education, a collaborative effort with the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium, was discussed and supported by many members of NCERA-199.
Impacts
- Research on genetics of disease resistance has provided the industry with breed specific estimates of heritability for respiratory disease in feedlot cattle and greater clarification of environmental factors influencing disease prevalence.
- Research on carcass endpoints has provided US beef breed associations with justification for various carcass endpoint adjustments in their genetic evaluations.
- The committee hosted the Van Vleck symposium with an attendance of approximately 100.