BIF-Proceedings-Final-flip

25 TABLE OF CONTENTS: SYMPOSIUM PAPERS Positioning for the Future of Beef Production: Focus on Efficient Red Meat Production...................................................................... 26 Focus on Quality....................................................................................................... 27 Focus on Sustainability.............................................................................................. 32 Focus on Traits Not Considered................................................................................. 38 Bringing it All Together.............................................................................................. 42 Advancements in End-Product Improvement: Ultrasound Guidelines Council Update: Systems Review Committee .............................. 46 Ultrasound Guidelines Council Update: Field and Lab Certification Review . .................... 47 Emerging Technologies: Geometric Biometrics as a Robust Approach to Quantification of Livestock Phenotypes....................................................................... 49 Decision Time: Who Will Own Our Industry? Value Driven by Information. ...................................................................................... 56 What I Learned from Pigs.......................................................................................... 57 How Does the Dairy Industry Handle Information.......................................................... 58 ABS: Using Data to Maximize Profit from Genetic Progress........................................... 61 American Angus Association Data Access Policies and Procedures............................... 62 Big Data.................................................................................................................. 63 Panel Discussion: Who Owns the Data and Where Is It?................................................. 64 2018 Baker/Cundiff Award Recipients: Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle ................................................ 65 Parent-of-origin Effects on Growth Related Traits in Bos taurus indicus x Bos taurus taurus Reciprocal Crosses........................................................................ 72 Program design and layout provided by BluePrint Media. www.blueprintma.com