Symposium: Improving Difficult Traits in Beef Cattle

Thursday, August 21, 2014: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Stanley Park Ballroom (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
Roberto Carvalheiro
10:30 AM
249
Genomic prediction of beef tenderness in Canadian beef cattle
Stephen P Miller, AgResearch, Invermay; Duc Lu, University of Alberta; Gordon VanderVoort, University of Guelph; Ira B. Mandell, University of Guelph
11:00 AM
250
Genetic Markers in Transcription Factors of Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Post-partum Anoestrus Predict Pregnancy Outcome in an Independent Population of Beef Cattle
Marina RS Fortes, The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation; Laercio R Porto-Neto, CSIRO Food Futures Flagship; Kasey L DeAtley, California State University, Chico; Antonio Reverter-Gomez, CSIRO Food Futures Flagship; Milton G. Thomas, Colorado State University, Department of Animal Sciences; Stephen S. Moore, The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation; Sigrid A Lehnert, CSIRO Food Futures Flagship; Warren M. Snelling, USDA, ARS, US MARC
11:30 AM
251
Reducing the Incidence of Early Embryonic Mortality in Beef Cattle
Robert D Schnabel, University of Missouri; Jerry F Taylor, University of Missouri; D. S. Brown, University of Missouri; Michael F. Smith, University of Missouri; Megan Rolf, Oklahoma State University; Michael D. MacNeil, Kansas State University; Brian P Kinghorn, University of New England; D. J. Patterson, University of Missouri