Blog: A Steak in Genomics

[HerefordGuy]

New Post: Data-Driven Bull Buying http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/01/data-driven-bull-buying.html

 

[HerefordGuy]

I am fortunate to have a new position at the University of Missouri.
Beef Genetics Extension:
My new career in science communication and translational research
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/03/beef-genetics-extension-my-new-career.html

 

[HerefordGuy]

New blog post: Genomic Sweepstakes!?!? http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/03/genomic-sweepstakes.html

 

[HerefordGuy]

Steak in Genomics:
Angus Report: $W Index
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/04/angus-report-w-index.html …

 

[HerefordGuy]

New post at A Steak in Genomics:
Happy DNA Day!
Welcome to the genomic revolution
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/04/happy-dna-day-welcome-to-genomic.html
Hat Tip to http://www.twitter.com/resnickgq

 

[HerefordGuy]

New blog post: New Price for Hereford GE-EPDs
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-price-for-hereford-ge-epds.html

 

[HerefordGuy]

A Steak in Genomics: You Would be Crazy Not to Test!
We take significant risks when making major purchases. Genomics allows us to gather information and reduce that risk.
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/05/you-would-be-crazy-not-to-test.html

 

[HerefordGuy]

A Steak in Genomics
Angus Report: Identifying the Stars
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/05/angus-report-identifying-stars.html

 

[knabe]

did you ever get any chillingham dna?

http://www.chillinghamwildcattle.com

 

[HerefordGuy]

No, we don't have any Chillingham DNA.
The abstract to Visscher's 2001 paper looks interesting, but I haven't had a chance to read it.

 

[knabe]

abstract

Inbreeding, which can lead to the loss of genetic variation or the accumulation of deleterious alleles, has been shown to reduce fitness in wild1, zoo, laboratory2 and farmed3 animals. But it has been proposed that when combined with selection, inbreeding may purge deleterious alleles4. Here we provide support for this hypothesis in a study of the Chillingham cattle, which shows that this viable herd is almost genetically uniform. The homozygosity of this herd far exceeds that of other cattle5 and that found in wild populations of other mammalian species6, 7.

 

[HerefordGuy]

A Steak in Genomics: The Scientific Hype Cycle
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/06/scientific-hype-cycle.html
Can the beef industry climb out of the trough of disillusionment? Batman did. 

 

[knabe]

Can the genomics industry ever stop climbing the peak of inflated expectations and climb to the plateau of productivity?

Batman is fiction.

 

[knabe]

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijg/2012/756284/

 

[HerefordGuy]

A Steak in Genomics: DNA future inspires action now
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/07/dna-future-inspires-action-now.html

 

[knabe]

Fud

 

[HerefordGuy]

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

 

[HerefordGuy]

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

 

[HerefordGuy]

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 Genetic Prediction Workshop in Kansas City, MO on December 12-13, 2013 at the Holiday Inn KCI Airport and KCI Expo Center, 11728 NW Ambassador Drive.
http://steakgenomics.blogspot.com/2013/10/beef-improvement-federation-to-host.html

 

[HerefordGuy]

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