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A Steak in Genomics Innovative Genomic Predictions Require Innovative Marketing Opinion Piece http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/12/innovative-genomic-predictions-require.html

Post about my NCBEC Brown Bagger Seminar. http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/11/presentation-on-broken-genes-in-beef.html

Two new posts: You could win a free steak from Steak in Genomics. Genomics, Ancestry, and a Contest! http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/10/genomics-ancestry-and-contest.html Beef Improvement Federation to Host Genetic Prediction Workshop The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) will host a...

I asked Tonya Amen. First, make sure the calf is registered and does not only have a BIR number. As long as the calf is registered a genomic test will fill in all the blank boxes, except for heifer pregnancy EPD. So, to answer your questions, a genomic test will give you EPDs for all traits...

What breed association are you working with? The genomic predictions give you genomic EPDs for all of the traits (for which the test is designed). But, breed association policies might prevent them from being published. If you want, I can look into it for you, if you let me know what...

GeneSEEK and Igenity are now both owned by Neogen. Pfizer's animal division split off and is now known as Zoetis.

The key is to never mate a carrier to another carrier. Then, you never have the embryonic lethal. I am not arguing that we propagate these defects, I am arguing that we selected them out in a systematic way in which we still use the other good that carrier animals possess. I agree that people...

I apologize for making that assumption. If the bloodlines are the same, the abnormalities need to be tracked.

The defects you mentioned are not present in Nelore. Nelore has there own set of broken genes, but we haven't discovered any of them yet. (No one has really looked for them yet.)

All cattle are carriers of something. Some broken genes we know about and are identified. Other brokens genes we know nothing about. If we set a policy of "no carriers allowed" we have excluded every animal from being registered. I am not advocating for keeping any and all carriers. I am...

I disagree with using the word catastrophe. If you have abnormal calves, of any breed, send a sample to the breed association. The breed association will likely also have you send a sample to Dr. Steffen at University of Nebraska. Report calves. Collect Data. Create a test. Manage the broken gene.

Exactly aj. Eventually it would wipe out the entire breed. And even if it was possible to make a "clean" breed, the next generation you would have a completely new crop of broken genes to deal with due to mutations. Jerry Taylor's research has already found 175 possible/putative recessive lethals.

If a breed stops registering carriers, pretty soon they won't register a single calf. Every living thing carriers broken genes. The constant process of mutation and large sire families in cattle do not support this policy. (I apologize for being blunt, not trying to be rude, just straight forward.)

I really think this attitude is a mistake. What you are basically doing is single trait selection. We all know single trait selection is not optimal. If you breed the trait leader for your favorite trait, how would you feel if the AAA said you couldn't register the calf? I argue to manage the...

http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/08/beef-cow-calf-weekly-truth-every-living.html It's time for a new attitude about genetic defects and broken genes. Please post of the blog so I can answer your questions or concerns.

My interview from the Missouri State Fair: http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/08/cattlemen-can-avoid-passing-on-broken.html

I shared my thoughts on genetic defects with Tom Steever. http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/08/cattlemen-can-avoid-passing-on-broken.html

A Steak in Genomics: Reaching the Peak. http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/08/reaching-peak.html

New blog post. I thought the Black Ink post was great, so I shared it on my blog. http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/08/cherry-picking-and-cattle.html

I love this answer!