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
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
- DNA Testing
- Focus on Genetic Conditions

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