Industry information Coordination of 1995 Missouri Regional Beef Meetings, Strategies For Surviving the Low Side of the Cattle Cycle . Seventeen meetings were held across the state with an estimated 1,100 cattlemen participating. An additional 12 programs held throughout the state dealing with timely beef cattle topics. Also initiated the North-Central Region steer feedout database. Currently, Dr. Herring is compiling data from neighboring state steer feedouts into a single database.
States currently involved include Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota.
Plans include expansion of this database to a more national scope by mid-1996. This interactive WWW page, the first of its kind, allows cattlemen to select Hereford bulls based upon desired EPD ranges. The same service is also being provided for the American Maine-Anjou Association. Research A research project was initiated with the American Angus Association in October, 1995. The project, Evaluation of Growth Curves, Genetic Relationships and Prediction Models for Growth, Mature Size, Reproductive and Carcass Traits in Angus Cattle , utilizes field records from the American Angus Association to fulfill the objectives.