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**Ginger the gene-edited Gir** The first calf with an intentional genome alteration that reduces susceptibility to a major viral pathogen. **Read story!**
 Electron micrograph of the USMARC **reference bacterium *Mannheimia hemolytica* 183**, associated with a severe outbreak of bovine respiratory disease.
 Research on **bovine congestive heart failure (BCHF)** in feedlot steers
 USMARC sheep grazing in December.
 On-line commercial operation of the USMARC beef carcass grading system.
 Sheep breeds with their whole genomes sequenced.


**Mission:** Scientists at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) are developing scientific information and new technology to solve high priority problems for the U.S. beef, sheep, and swine industries. Objectives are to increase efficiency of production while maintaining a lean, high quality, safe product; therefore, the research ultimately benefits the consumer as well as the production and agri-business sectors of animal agriculture. The research is directed toward problems of national concern and to meeting USDA's Action Agencies' research needs. Research approaches involve multidisciplinary teams with emphasis on both short-term and long-term solutions to improving animal production and product quality. About 50 percent of the effort is with beef cattle, 30 percent with swine, and 20 percent with sheep. The program is cooperative with the University of Nebraska and land-grant universities in the U.S.


**Cattle Heatstress Forecast** **Bovine Congestive Heart Failure** **USMARC Research Partners** **Germplasm Evaluation Progress Reports** **USMARC Research Reports**


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