Live Animal, Carcass and End Point Agenda

The Live Animal, Carcass and End Point Committee, chaired by Robert Williams of the American International Charolais Association, will meet for a technical session Thursday, June 2, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

 

The agenda includes the following presentations:

 

• Hair Coat Shedding in Angus Cows, Joe Cassady, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

 

• Temperament Assessment Provides Insight Into Future Health and Growth Performance of Beef Cattle, Rhonda Vann, Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station-Brown Loam Experiment Station, Mississippi State University

 

• Beef Cattle Breeding in Ireland: Data Collection Through an Integrated Database, Brian Wickham, ICBF and Sheep Ireland Highfield House, Shinagh, Bandon Co. Cork

 

• From Field Data to Expected Progeny Differences … EPD Calculation in Cowby Language, Wade Shafer, American Simmental Association, Bozeman, Mont.

 

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