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
- 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