FAQ and Helpful Information
Overview of the IBEP Bull Test (updated 5/26/22)
IBEP Board of Directors and Other Personnel
IBEP By-Laws - June 2022
IBEP Hall of Fame - Recognizes the top bulls going back to the first test in 1976, where possible. Includes the Top Performance Indexing Sale Eligible Bull, Top Carcass Merit Sale Eligible Bull, Top Sale Indexing Bull, and Top Performance Indexing Get-of-Sire Group.
- Interpreting Performance Information in the sale catalog - Part 1, Part 2
- Caring for Your New Young Herd Sire
- Beef Cattle Soundness
- Byron Fagg tells what the screening committee looks for, when evaluating test station bulls
- Cattlemen's Genetics Webinar Series: eBEEF partnered with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association to present a series of webinars in 2018
- Fake News: EPDs Don't Work - Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam and Dr. Matthew Spangler
- Show Me the Money! Are there EPDs for Profit? - Dr. Darrh Bullock and Dr. Jared Decker
- The 4 S's of Crossbreeding: Simple, Structured, Successful, and Sustainable - Dr. Robert Weaber and Dr. Megan Rolf
- Putting the Tools to Use: Buying Your Next Bull - the eBEEF Team
- Angus Explains: How to Foot Score - American Angus Association
- Angus University: Foot Scoring - American Angus Association
- Utilizing EPDs in the Selection of Sires - Dr. Matthew Spangler
- Managing Genetic Defects in Beef Cattle Herds - Mississippi State University
Breed Association Information on Genetic Defects
- Angus
- Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) Information
- Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH) Information
- Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA) Information
- Osteopetrosis (OS) Information
- Developmental Duplication (DD) Information
- Double Muscling, Myostatin nt821 gene deletion (M1) Information
- Dwarfism PRKG2 Mutation (D2) Information
- Oculotaneous Hypopigmentation (OH) Information
- Gelbvieh
- DNA Testing, including information on AGA policy
- Hereford
- Genetic Abnormalities with links to lists of known carriers
- Managing Genetic Abnormalities
- Red Angus
- Genetic Defects Monitored by RAAA (select the "Genetic Defects" option)
- Genetic Defect Policy
- Simmental
- Overview of Contemporary Groups
- Contemporary Grouping - American Angus Association
- BIF Guidelines - Beef Improvement Federation, 9th Edition - A section about contemporary groups starts on page 16 of the Guidelines (page 18 of the pdf file)
- EPDs and $ Indexes
- Across-Breed EPDs - comparing EPDs from different breeds
- American Angus Association Genomic Enhanced EPDs - American Angus Association
- Beef Genetic Data Tools Defined - understanding EPDs and indexes - Kansas State University
- Best Practices for Most Accurate Genetic Predictions and Genomic Testing - what you need to do when collecting and submitting data - American Simmental Association
- Dealing with Ever-Changing Expected Progeny Differences - Red Angus Association of America
- EPDs and What They Tell Us - American Angus Association
- Expected Progeny Differences and Selection Indices for Beef Cattle Selection - Mississippi State University
- Expected Progeny Differences: Trait Definitions and Utilizing Percentile Tables - University of Kentucky
- How to Interpret Sire Summaries - Oregon State University
- Interim EPDs - American Angus Association
- The Rancher's Guide to EPDs - Red Angus Association of America
- Understanding Accuracies - American Angus Association
- Understanding and Using Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) - University of Arkansas
- Using Expected Progeny Differences - University of Kentucky
- Why Doesn't My Animal Have EPDs? - American Angus Association
- Ultrasound Scanning to Measure Body Composition in Beef Cattle - University of Arkansas
- Using Live Animal Carcass Ultrasound Information in Beef Cattle Selection - Mississippi State University
- An Analysis of Beef Cattle Conformation - University of Arkansas
- Be Diligent on Genetic Defects when Buying Bulls - about corkscrew claw - Beef Magazine
- Bull Soundness - Structural - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Australia
- Feet and Leg Traits are Moderately to Lowly Heritable in Red Angus Cattle - Kansas State University
- Foot Score Brochure - American Angus Association
- Foot Score Guidelines (poster) - American Angus Association
- Selecting Bulls for Structural Soundness in Beef Cattle - Dept. of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland, Australia
All bulls that are sale eligible based on Performance Index are checked for breeding soundness. A Breeding Soundness Examinations presentation is available online. For more information, contact Dr. Wayne Singleton, reproductive physiologist.
- Bull Power: Examination of Beef Cattle Bulls for Breeding Soundness - University of Hawaii
- Evaluate Breeding Ability: Bull breeding soundness exams can enhance profitability - American Angus Association
- Understanding Bull Breeding Soundness Exams - Utah State University
- Docility Pays: Disposition Drives Feedlot, Carcass Performance - American Angus Association
- If Docility is Important to You ... - American Angus Association
- Beef Sire Selection Manual - National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium, 2010
- Beef Sire Selection - University of Arkansas
- Beef Sire Selection Recommendations - University of Kentucky
- Bull Buyer's Guide - University of Georgia
- Bull Buying 101 - Angus Beef Bulletin, 2019
- Bull Purchasing and Management - University of Arkansas
- Bull Selection and Management Guide - University of Arkansas
- Don't Play Russian Roulette With Your Cattle Genetics - Beef Magazine, 2017
- The Genetics Behind Calving: Focus on Calving Ease and the Maternal Side When it Comes to EPD's - Beef Magazine, 2023
- Investing in Genetics - Utah State University
- The Most Valuable Investment in the Beef Herd - The Bull - American Cattlemen
- Selecting Heifer Bulls: Calving Ease EPDs Consider Multiple Factors - Angus Beef Bulletin Extra
- Strategic and Scientific Bull Selection - American Cattlemen
- 10 Steps to Buying the Right Bull - American Hereford Association
- What Should Be Considered in Bull Selection - University of Tennessee
- Getting Bulls Ready: Nutrition considerations before, during and after the breeding season - American Hereford Association
- To Make Your Breeding Season Successful, the Work Starts Now: A checklist for effective bull management - American Hereford Association
- Hair Shedding Scoring Guide - American Angus Association
- Hair Shedding Scores: A Tool to Select Heat Tolerant Cattle - ebeef.org
- Crossbreeding for the Commercial Beef Producer - University of Kentucky
Updated 6/21/22