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Alliance starts premium replacement female program
The program is designed to help producers identify and select the right animal to become a profitable cow on their ranch.
EPD Basics: What They Are and How to Use Them
Expected progeny differences (EPDs) are one of the most useful tools cow-calf producers have at their disposal, but they must understand what they are and how to correctly use them.
Management strategies ease calving season
As we strive to improve the beef operation over time, it's never too early to be thinking about the next calving season.
EPDs benefit terminal production systems
Surprisingly, I still find that many producers do not use expected progeny differences (EPDs) as a primary selection tool for their bull.
Integrity Beef Alliance: Using Best Management Practices to Improve Profit
The Integrity Beef Alliance is a value-added calf program that utilizes high-quality bull genetics coupled with best cow-calf management practices to produce a quality value-added commercial calf....
How to Compare EPDs Across Breeds
Commercial cow-calf producers can use across-breed expected progeny differences (AB-EPDs) to compare bulls of different breeds and select the right one for their goals.
Integrity Beef Alliance Takes Bold Steps to Further Program Development
In 2017, the Integrity Beef Alliance voted to include more bull breeds, modified requirements for breed composition for eligible calves, offered additional marketing avenues and a changed sale format, and continued developing the Integrity Beef Premier Replacement Female Program.
The Search for Forage-Efficient Cows
A study suggests that current selection tools, such as genomic testing and expected progeny differences (EPDs), for feed intake should be useful in selecting low-intake replacement females for forage-based production systems.