SOLUTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ANGUS HEIFER SELECTION

HEIFER ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY

years.

Smallest beef cow inventory in over

70+

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NEW TOOLS FOR COMMERICAL USERS OF ANGUS GENETICS

HEIFER SELECTION DECISION POINTS

Select heifers with most earning potential

Select sires to produce the best heifer calf crop

Select the best sires to breed to heifers (A.I. and/or natural)

TraitCorrelations (%GV) for GE-EPDs

Progeny Equivalents

Heifer Pregnancy (HP) .49 (24) 12

Calving Ease Direct (CED) .63 (40) 22

Birth Weight (BW) .66 (44) 12

Milk .38 (14) 15

Docility (Doc) .65 (42) 9

Scrotal Circumference (SC) .77 (59) 13

Weaning Weight (WW) .56 (31) 19

Yearling Weight (YW) .67 (45) 23

Dry Matter Intake (RADG) .73 (53) 17

Yearling Height (YH) .73 (53) 10

Mature Weight (MW) .71 (50) 14

Carcass Weight (CW) .58 (34) 6

Marbling (Marb) .66 (44) 9

Ribeye Area (RE) .68 (46) 11

Fat Thickness (Fat) .64 (41) 12

Maternal Traits – GE-EPD accuracy equals an average of 14 daughters’ information

Growth & Efficiency – GE-EPD accuracy equals an average of 17 progeny with performance data

Carcass Traits – GE-EPD accuracy equals an average of 10 progeny with carcass data

GE-EPDS AND ACCURACY POWERED BY HD 50K1

TRADITIONAL HEIFER SELECTION

WHICH ONESWILL MAKE THE MOST PROFITABLE COWS?

• Visual • Earliest Born• Reproductive Tract Score• Dam’s Production / Soundness

GENEMAX ADVANTAGE

Simple, easy-to-use…

Built from the foundation of…

Marriage of…

GENEMAX ADVANTAGE FEATURES

1 Three GeneMax Advantage economic index scores that encompass maternal, growth, efficiency & carcass traits

2SMART Outlier Reporting – identifies extremes for cow costs, docility, tenderness and marbling (top/bottom animals)

3 Sire Match to your Zoetis HD 50K-tested Angus bull battery

GENEMAX ADVANTAGE INDEX SCORES

Revenue/cost assumptions consistent with Angus indexes 2 – 8

Cow Advantage ScoreConception to Weaning

Feeder Advantage Score

Weaning to CAB carcass

Total Advantage ScoreConception to Carcass

ECONOMIC INDEX SCORES

Describes Differences in Net Return (1 - 100, higher score better, average = 50)

Cow Advantage

Cow productivity from heifer pregnancy, calving ease, milk, cow size and growth transmitted to calf

Feeder Advantage

Postweaning progeny growth, feed intake & carcass merit on CAB grid. Complements GeneMax Focus gain & grade

Total Advantage

Total genetic contribution for productivity from conception to CAB carcass (Cow & Feeder)

TOTAL ADVANTAGE SCORE – RELATIVE TRAIT CONTRIBUTIONS

Maternal

Heifer Pregnancy,Calving Ease TotalMaternal, Milk &Cow Size

Growth &Efficiency

Weaning Weight,Yearling Weight &Feed Intake

Carcass Merit

Carcass Weight,Ribeye Area, Fat & Marbling

SMART OUTLIER REPORTING

Cow Cost fromSize and Milk

Identifies highest-cost cows from

extremes in size & milk

Bottom 5%

Docility

Identifies genetic

potential for less desirable temperament

Bottom 5%

Marbling

Identifies low and high marbling

Top & Bottom 25%

Tenderness

Identifies unfavorable

outliers

Bottom 5%

GENEMAX ADVANTAGE SIRE MATCH

Determine which bulls produced

which daughters

Minimize inbreedingComplementary mating

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USING GENEMAX ADVANTAGE FOR DECISION-MAKING

Registered, transferred, Black Angus sire - ideally Zoetis HD 50K tested

≥ 50% Black Angus Dam

CAN I USE GENEMAX ADVANTAGE FOR NON-ANGUS COMMERCIAL FEMALES?

GeneMax Advantage is for commercial females that are 75% or greater Black Angus breed composition.

HEIFER SELECTION DECISIONS

• Test heifers at weaning or bangs vaccination• Rank and select replacements on Total Advantage Score• Exclude outliers for cow cost and/or temperament • Allocate to A.I. and/or natural service sires

– Complementary mating (balance Cow & Feeder Advantage Scores – correct tenderness & marbling outliers)

– Minimize Inbreeding

Most Likely Sire Smart Outliers GMX Advantage

Tag Sex Birth Date Assn. Num. Tag Reg. Num. Cow Cost Doc Marb Tend Cow Feeder Total

3Z C 3/1/2013 BIR 622305093 109 13880818 [ + ] 85 70 75

27Z C 3/10/2013 BIR 622305017 109 13880818 [ - ] [ - ] 85 25 50

63Z C 3/24/2013 BIR 622305049 242 15440412 [ - ] [ - ] 20 30 25

GENEMAX ADVANTAGE REPORT

25 7550

Smart Outliers GMX Advantage

Cow Cost Doc Marb Tend Cow Feeder Total

[ + ] 85 70 75

[ - ] [ - ] 85 25 50

[ - ] [ - ] 20 30 25

Keep

Correct

Cull

Score 75 vs. 25 ≈ $50 /Calf

50 = Average Advantage Score

INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE

Description Costs

Opportunity Cost at Weaning1 $ 916

Heifer Development (Weaning → Bred)1 $ 554

Annual Cow Costs (per Cow per Year)1 $ 533

Replacement Costs (per Cow per Year)1 $ 261

HD 50K for Angus $ 75

GeneMax Advantage $ 44

GeneMax Focus $ 17

1Hughes, H., 2012. Expansion arithmetic, BEEF Magazine, pp. 12-13.

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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

AAA/GENEMAX LOGIN - WHAT’S MY MEMBER CODE?

AAA/GENEMAX LOGIN – NAVIGATION & GETTING STARTED

HOW DO I ORDER GENEMAX ADVANTAGE TESTS?

1. Log in to the AAA/GeneMax customer site for information and to order collectors and tests:

• Available at www.angusonline.org/genemax/logon.aspx

2. Obtain sample collectors• Blood cards are available from the American Angus Association or Zoetis Genetics• Allflex Tissue Collectors are only available through Zoetis Genetics

3. Collect samples• Demonstration videos are available on the Zoetis Genetics YouTube channel, as

well as via links on the AGI/AAA and CAB websites

4. Send samples to:Angus Genetics Inc.

3201 Frederick Ave.

Saint Joseph, MO 64506

Phone: 816-383-5100

WHAT TYPES OF GENETIC SAMPLES ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR GENEMAX ADVANTAGE?

• Blood or tissue samples• Blood cards are available from

Angus Genetics Inc or Zoetis Genetics

• Allflex tissue collectors are only available from Zoetis Genetics

• Do not use Allflex tissue collectors for GeneMax Focus or HD 50K for Angus

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET RESULTS?

• 3 – 4 weeks from the time samples and order forms are received to available results

• An email will alert you when the report is available on the AGI website

WHAT IF MY BULLS ARE NOT ZOETIS HD 50K TESTED?

• Angus bulls must be Zoetis HD 50K tested to enable the Sire Match feature for tested progeny

• Buy registered, HD 50K tested Angus bulls and request that they be transferred to you to enable seamless Sire Match assignment

• You may have your registered Angus bulls tested with Zoetis HD 50K either prior to or after progeny are GeneMax tested

WWW.GENOMEXCHANGE.COM

TODAY’S HEIFER ECONOMICS

Adapted from Hughes, H., 2012. Expansion arithmetic, BEEF Magazine, pp. 12-13.

Heifers retained in 2014 will be among the most expensive commercial replacements in history.

Replacement females will need to produce and wean more than 4 calves to return a profit.

REFERENCES

1. Correlation between HD 50K genomic predictions and performance, and associated percent explained genetic variation. Genomic Update. American Angus Association and Angus Genetics, Inc., 2013.

2. American Angus Association/Angus Genetics Inc. 3201 Frederick Ave.,

St. Joseph, MO 64506.

3. Beal WE. 1998. More Milk – What’s It Cost? Angus Journal. November 1998.

4. Beal WE. 1998. Will More Milk Mean Cows won’t Rebreed? Angus Journal. December 1998.

5. CattleFax. 8110 East Nichols Avenue, Suite #301, Englewood, CO 80112.

6. Fox DG, Sniffen CJ, O’Connor JD. Adjusting Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle for Animal and Environmental Variations. J Anim Sci 1998;66:1475.

7. McCorkle D, Bevers S. Cow-Calf Enterprise Standardized Performance Analysis. 2009. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/86917. Accessed March 19, 2014.

8. NRC. 2000. Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle (7th Revised Edition: Update 2000). National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.