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The Role of Genetic Evaluation Technology in Enhancing Global
Competitiveness – An A I Company Perspective
U.S. Semen (NAAB)
NAAB Sales Custom Collection • Dairy 21,655,408 2,584,292
Dairy Total 24,239,700
• Beef 1,229,798 2,454,358 Beef Total 3,684,156
U.S.
• 30.9 Million Beef Cows – < 5% A.I.
• 5.5 Million Beef Heifers – Approaching 15% A.I.
http://www.nass.usda.gov
US Beef Cow Inventory
US Beef Semen Sales and Custom Collected Semen
http://www.naab-css.org/sales/table_list.html
4 x 106 units
BEEF COWS THAT HAVE CALVED JANUARY 1, 2011
(1000 Head)
880 to 5,030 (12)450 to 880 (11)160 to 450 (13)
0 to 160 (14)
C-N-1501/28/11
659Alaska
Hawaii
US Total
5.1
180 928
600727
CT 4
DE 3.5
926
502
79
446
352213
840
1478 1023
461
13
MD 42
MA 6
99
360
495
1865
1476
1772237
NJ 9
488
90
351
880
290
2036
549
157
RI 1.5
184
1610
990
5025
333
VT 10
675
233
200
265
694
30865
Livestock Marketing Information Center Data Source: USDA/NASS
NH 3
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Global A.I. & Beef Cow Numbers
• U.S. – 30.9 Million Cows • Canada – 4.3 Million Cows • Australia – 13.3 Million Cows • Argentina – 18.4 Million Cows • Brazil – 53.7 Millions Cows
Canada 4.3 Million Beef Cows
Canada
• 4.3 Million Cows • 0.5 Million Heifers • Similar to the U.S. in it’s A.I. use • Use of EPDs and Genetic evaluations??
– Different by breed – Good uptake by commercial breeders using A.I.
Canada
Australia 13.3 Million Beef Cows
Second Largest Exporter of Beef, Only Behind Brazil
Australia
• Heavy use of A.I. in the south east • Emphasis of the use of EPDs and carcass
EPDs due to the influence of the Asian market
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Australia Very Progressive Breed Organizations U.S. Bull to Australia
• Connealy Thunder
Australian Bull to the U.S.
• Dunoon Evident E614 – AMF, NHF, CAF
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Australian Bull to the U.S.
• Dunoon Evident E614 – AMF, NHF, CAF
Sire: Te Mania Bartel by B/R New
Dimension 7127 MGS: Dunoon High Mark Y262 by
Garden’s High Mark
Argentina 18.4 Million Beef Cows
Argentina Huge “In Country” Beef Consumption
Argentina Large Use of English Breeds
Argentina Widespread use of A.I.
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Brazil 53.8 Million Beef Cows
Largest Exporter of Beef Brazil
• 53.7 Million Beef Cows • Very large and diverse country and cattle
types • Zebu (Nelore) in the north and English
(Angus and Hereford) in the south • A.I. use is very high due to –
– Lower labor costs – Higher use of heat synchronization systems
Brazil (Units) • Semen Domestic Imported • Nelore 2,199,439 0 • Nelore (polled) 196,916 30 • Angus 329,747 854,859 • Red Angus 226,354 331,825 • Brahman 167,423 15,348 • Braford 106,962 10,134 • Guzerat 96,410 0 • Simmental 61,800 21,470 • Beef Total 3,842,910 1,392,938 • Grand Total Beef 5,235,848 Source 2010 ASBIA
Nelore
Nelore Australian/U.S. export to Brazil & Argentina
• At one time the U.S. “owned” the Angus, Red Angus, Hereford semen market in Brazil and Argentina
• Perception is increasing competition from genetic evaluations and two gene pools
• Gene pools are quite similar • Cooperation by genetic evaluation
systems could have been/could be stronger
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NAAB 2010 Export
Units Dollars Average • Canada 40,132 $ 774,130 $19.28 • Argentina 211,997 $ 619,407 $ 2.92 • Brazil 875,340 $3,222,976 $ 3.68 • Australia 38,516 $ 385,349 $10.00
Thank you
• Questions?