MBE, Update

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MBE, Update
John Pollak Cornell University
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Objectives

• Build a national pedigree file and database
• To achieve a unified national evaluation
• To migrate the complete package to an industry
  entity.

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Growth Model

• Prototype runs Evaluations run for all breeds
  interested in research runs with multibreed
  evaluations.

• Production Runs Evaluations run on a
  subset of breeds who were willing to commit to
  the second phase of the project.

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Prototype Runs

• Prototype runs (weights)
• Weights need to load six more breeds.
• Schedule
• October, rerun August prototype dataset.
• November, will try to run all breeds. Last
  prototype run for weights.

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National Multibreed Prototypefor Weight Traits
Current Breeds Simmental, Simbrah, Chianina,
Maine Anjou Red Angus Gelbvieh Limousin Charolais
South Devon Brangus Shorthorn Saler
Adding Braford, S.G., Braunvieh,
Beefmaster (Senepol?)
Not participating Angus, Hereford, Brahman and
some Brahman derivatives
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Production Runs

• Production runs (weights)
• Will run a second production run in January,
  updates in December.

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National Multibreed ProductionEvaluation for
Weight Traits
Breeds in September 2006 Run Simmental, Simbrah,
Chianina, Maine Anjou (data only) Red Angus
Gelbvieh Brangus
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Other Traits
Threshold traits (calving ease, heifer pregnancy,
stayability) all important to the decision
support program. Running CE prototype at CSU
this fall.
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Other Traits
Carcass traits (including ultrasound data)
Running prototype at CU this spring.
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Schedule
All breeds send data through Cornell, December
2006
Complete package - evaluations and decision
support available through NBCEC by June of 2008
Last NBCEC production run in 2010
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Costs
All breeds will go on a per new registration
cost structure in 2007 25 cents per record (zero
sum change to NBCEC)
Complete package of evaluations 50 cents per
record (reflects costs at full efficiency)
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National Pedigree File
Historic prospective NBCEC contribution to this
file is the unique identification of animals
across registries.
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National Pedigree File
Future Cross referencing file for
animals Provide unique identification for cross
registration. Provide pedigree information across
registries. (eg. F1 bulls)
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National Data File
Issue Terminology of data entries Variety of
names for similar variables. Creating a data
dictionary for uniformity.
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Seed Stock Industry
Would be useful if consolidation occurred at the
data entry level.
May need to consider the potential of paths that
are non-traditional.
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Seed Stock Industry
Breed Association Databases
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Completed by 2008 Moved by 2010
Evaluation (UG)
Database (CU)
Complete Package
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Comments on Funding
Operating from July 06 to 07 (Oct 05)
In House and Senate budget for Oct 06 Operate
from July 07 to 08
NCBA resolution to move towards more permanent
funding (ARS?)