{"id":997,"date":"2019-09-16T11:53:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T11:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/?p=997"},"modified":"2019-09-25T13:04:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T13:04:15","slug":"highlights-from-the-leading-edge-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/webinars\/highlights-from-the-leading-edge-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from the Leading Edge Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128\" src=\"http:\/\/optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thumbnailCAJZKRN31.jpg\" alt=\"American Sheep Industry logo\" width=\"152\" height=\"160\"><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/logo_0-300x70.png\" alt=\"logo_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\"><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe title=\"2019 09 24 Leading Edge Project\" width=\"605\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1K6NwdQScqE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Presenter:<br>Dr. Ron Lewis <br>Department of Animal Science<br>University of Nebraska-Lincoln<br>NSIP Technical Advisor<\/p>\n<p>Host: Dr. Jay Parsons, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/p>\n<p>Time: 1 hour 15 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Description:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does better genetics equal more profit? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015 the Leading Edge Sheep Production Group conducted a\ntrial in conjunction with Mickel Brothers Sheep Company in Spring City, Utah. Two\ngroups of commercial white-faced ewes were bred to black-faced terminal sire\nrams drawn from either the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) or\nindustry flocks. The NSIP rams were chosen based on their Estimated Breeding\nValues (EBV), a measure of their genetic merit, for growth (weight at weaning).\nThe ewes were then managed as a single mob. At weaning, the offspring of the\nNSIP rams weighed on average 3 lb. more than those from industry rams; that\ndifference coincided with an increased market value of $4.32 per lamb. Clearly,\nthat result was promising and supported the notion that genetic selection works\nin practice and is profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Leading Edge Group was keen to do more. Building on this\nearlier study, a larger effort was undertaken. It had three aims. First, as\nbefore, black-faced terminal sire rams from industry and NSIP were compared.\nThis time, however, two categories of NSIP rams were used: rams with high EBV\nfor post-weaning weight, and rams with high EBV for post-weaning muscle depth.\nSecond, the progeny of these three groups of rams were evaluated from birth all\nthe way through harvest. Third, DNA technologies were incorporated into the\nstudy; they were used to assign sire parentage.&nbsp;\nOnce again the Mickel Brothers Sheep Company kindly collaborated: they\nprovided 1,100 commercial white-faced ewes for breeding to the 42 black-faced terminal\nsire rams tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Webinar, results of this project will be highlighted. The key question to be addressed is did the progeny of the NSIP rams perform as anticipated based on their sires\u2019 EBV? Was that reflected in their weights at weaning and at harvest?&nbsp; Did it impact the quality of their carcasses? How did the progeny of the NSIP rams compare with the industry rams?&nbsp; As hint to the answers, genetic selection does indeed pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This webinar is made possible with funding support from the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/sheepusa.org\/Growourflock_Home\">Let&#8217;s Grow Committee<\/a>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheepusa.org\/\">American Sheep Industry Association.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/optimalag.org\/webinars\/2019-09-24_LeadingEdgeProject.pdf\">View Slides<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presenter:Dr. Ron Lewis Department of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnNSIP Technical Advisor Host: Dr. Jay Parsons, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Description: Does better genetics equal more profit? 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