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Schedule of Events 4
General Sesson Speakers 8
Seedstock Producer of the Year Nominees 12
Past BIF Seedstock Producers of the Year 15
2017 BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year 15
Commercial Producer of the Year Nominees 16
2017 BIF Commercial Producer of the Year 17
Past BIF Commercial Produer of the Year 18
Past BIF Pioneer Award Recipients 18
Past BIF Continuing Service Award Recipients 20
Past BIF Ambassador Award Recipients 21
BIF Baker/Cundiff Award 22
Past BIF Baker/Cundiff Award Recipients 23
Roy A. Wallace Memorial Scholarship 24
Past Roy A. Wallace Scholarship Recipieints 24
Table of Contents for Symposium Papers 25
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
Systems Review Committee (Ultrasound Guidelines) 46
Field and Lab Certification Review 47
Geometric Biometrics: Quantification of Livestock Phenotypes 49
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 Genetice Progress 61
American Angus Association Data Access Policies and Procedures 62
Big Data 63
Who Owns the Data and Where Is It? 64
Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle 65
Parent-of-origin Effects on Growth Related Traits 72
BIF Board of Directors 79
Patron Sponsors 80
Platinum Sponsors 81
Gold Sponsors 82
Silver Sponsors 82
Bronze Sponsors 84
Friend Sponsors 85

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