SEGMENT 1: USING AI TO PRODUCE MORE HIGH-QUALITY BEEF
Strategies to optimize the use of AI in cow-calf production systems with a focus on fixed-time AI, by David Patterson, University of Missouri
PowerPoint (1.5 MB pdf) | Proceedings: Part 1 (541 KB pdf) | Part 2 (541 KB pdf)
Facilitating the production of high-quality beef with estrus synchronization and fixed-time AI, by Mike Kasten, 4M Ranch, Millersville, Mo.
Using the “Missouri Recipe” to hit the quality target, by Larry Corah, Certified Angus Beef LLC
PowerPoint (1.3 MB pdf) | Proceedings
SEGMENT 2: MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Keys to a successful estrus synchronization and AI program, by Michael Smith, University of Missouri
PowerPoint (6.7 MB pdf) | Proceedings (279 KB pdf)
Management factors influencing fertility in synchronized and natural breeding programs, by George Perry, South Dakota State University
PowerPoint (3.9 MB pdf) | Proceedings (414 KB pdf)
Protocols for synchronization of estrus and ovulation, by Sandy Johnson, Kansas State University
PowerPoint (2.4 MB pdf) | Proceedings (164 KB pdf)
SEGMENT 3: GENOMIC, ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
How can we use what we know about the bovine genome to produce more high-quality beef?, by Jerry Taylor, University of Missouri
Improving EPD accuracy by combining EPD information with DNA test results, by Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis
PowerPoint (12.7 MB pdf) | Proceedings (446 KB pdf)
Using fixed-time AI and high-accuracy sires to improve feedlot performance and carcass quality while building equity in the cow herd, by Joe Parcell, University of Missouri
PowerPoint (2.1 MB pdf) | Proceedings (266 KB pdf)
Domestic and global opportunities for beef producers that raise high-quality cattle, by Scott Brown, University of Missouri
PowerPoint (807 KB pdf) | Proceedings (258 KB pdf)
SEGMENT 4: THE FEEDYARD & GRIDS
Managing high-quality cattle in the feedyard & accessing marketing grids, panel including:
- Mark Sebranek, Irsik & Doll Co.
Proceedings (86 KB pdf) - Jerry Bohn, Pratt Feeders LLC
Proceedings (106 KB pdf)
SEGMENT 5: EVENING AT THE JOPLIN STOCKYARDS
Ultrasound demonstration — early pregnancy diagnosis and fetal sexing, by Scott Poock & Dallas Wilson
Handling and using CIDRs properly, by Brian Brace, Dan Busch, Stan Lock & Harold Miller
Semen storage & handling, by Harold Miller, Stan Lock, Dan Busch & Brian Brace
Trichomoniasis, by Craig Payne, University of Missouri
SEGMENT 6: NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCES
Nutritional influences on reproduction: energy and protein, by John Hall, University of Idaho
PowerPoint (4.6 MB pdf) | Proceedings (299 KB pdf)
Nutritional influences on reproduction: effects of fescue, by Neal Schrick, University of Tennessee
PowerPoint (5.2 MB pdf) | Proceedings (201 KB pdf)
Fetal programming: implications for beef cattle production, by Rick Funston, University of Nebraska
PowerPoint (12.3 MB pdf) | Audio part 1 (7.9 MB mp3) | Audio Part 2 (7.2 MB mp3) | Proceedings (217 KB pdf)
SEGMENT 7: CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO THE MALE
Natural service and bull management considerations, by Dietrich Volkman, University of Missouri
What are bulls accomplishing in multiple-sere breeding pastures and why producers need to consider AI, by Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis
PowerPoint (4.4 MB pdf) | Proceedings (496 KB pdf)
Insemination-related factors affecting fertilization in estrous-synchronized cattle, by Richard Saacke, Virginia Tech University
Summary by Wes Ishmael | PowerPoint (3.4 MB pdf) | Proceedings (319 KB pdf)
New methods for evaluating bull semen: What’s ahead?, by Peter Sutovsky, University of Missouri
SEGMENT 8: CURRENT TOPICS IN REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT
Profitable uses of sex-sorted semen, by George Seidel, Colorado state University
PowerPoint (2.7 MB pdf) | Proceedings (115 KB pdf)
Embryo transfer: managing donors and recipients, by Cliff Lamb, University of Florida
PowerPoint (10.3 MB pdf) | Proceedings (217 KB pdf)
Pregnancy determination in cattle, a review of available alternatives, by Matt Lucy, University of Missouri
PowerPoint (5.0 MB pdf) | Proceedings (410 KB pdf)