TEIXEIRA CATTLE COMPANY PRESENTS
Total Cow Connection Igenity Genomic Program Increase the level of genetic awareness in your cattle population.
TCC Igenity MISSION STATEMENT Our goal is to increase the level of genetic awareness in the commercial cattle population with a system designed to identify DNA/Genomic Markers.
OBJECTIVES FOR THE ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT TRAITS VIA DNA • Identify genomic rank of unregistered cattle with unknown sire and dam within the bovine population. • Establish historical population distribution • Identify areas of improvement • Increase sire selection impacts with selection pressure via DNA that is the same for unregistered cattle as it is for registered cattle.
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What is TCC Igenity? We want to introduce you to Igenity testing with the development of the Teixeira Cattle Co. custom index, a first-of-its-kind DNA evaluation that will rank Teixeira bulls on an identical basis as your commercial cow herd – Total Cow Connection (TCC) Igenity. This evaluation will allow you to compare profiled replacement heifers on the same DNA scale as bulls. You can use DNA predictions to pick seedstock using the same kinds of DNA marker technology seedstock producers use in their breeding programs. Will this system replace other important selection criteria? DNA testing adds power to other ways we select breeding stock. Visual appraisal, our lifelong experience, performance records from feeding and finish phases, highly accurate GE-EPDs – these are still important. But DNA testing brings new power to predict traits that profiled cattle will pass on to their offspring. This enhances selection of commercial replacements in your herd. You can focus your time and money on the best replacements and use the information to bring genetics into your herd. At Teixeira Cattle Co., we build our bulls to provide the greatest return per dollar invested. Our profit-orientated genetics reduce inputs for sustainable production in the Great Basin as well as the West and produces progeny that will deliver post-weaning premiums. Now we are working with Neogen GeneSeek Operations – the world’s leading DNA testing lab for animals – to profile our bulls on the same platform that you test your cows. And this will help you advance faster on your goals, taking your cow herd in more profitable directions. Sample Collectors can be purchased from Teixeira Cattle Co. by filling out the order form included on page 15 or by downloading the order form from our website (www.teixeiracattleco.com). • Blood cards: FREE • Tissue Sample Unit (TSU): $2.00 • DNA tests: $29.00 per cow For an additional $4.00, purple test tubes can be purchased for pregnancy diagnosis and PI BVD testing can be done for $2.50. Teixeira Cattle Co. will use its volume purchase power and coordinated buying with customers to earn preferred pricing rebates. These rebates, from $2-$10 per test, depending on the total volume, will be returned to bull customers as a credit their bull sales at checkout, not to exceed 20% of the total purchase price of the bulls purchased from Teixeira Cattle Co.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE IGENITY TCC CATALOG • Sample Charts and Graphs of DNA Tables • DNA Collection Instructions • TCC Igenity Order Form and Instructions 2
Definitions of DNA Table MATERNAL TRAITS
PERFORMANCE TRAITS
BIRTH WEIGHT (BWT) Variation in birth weight a heifer or bull will pass along to its offspring.
RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE (RFI) This measure is an indicator of feed efficiency. It is the difference in animal’s daily consumption of feed to achieve the same level of daily gain. Lower RFI equals greater feed efficiency.
CALVING EASE DIRECT (CED) Percentage of unassisted births, indictating greater probability that a calf will be born unassisted out of a first calf heifer. The higher Igenity score will indicate a greater percentage increase in the calving ease direct. CALVING EASE MATERNAL (CEM) The probability that a first calf heifer will calve unassisted. The higher Igenity score will indicate a greater percentage increase in the calving ease maternal.
WEANING WEIGHT (WWT) Pounds at age of 205 days. YEARLING WEIGHT (YWT) Pounds at age of 365 days.
STAYABILITY (STAY) The chance a heifer will remain in the herd as a productive cow until at least six years of age. The higher Igenity score will indicate a greater percentage increase in stability. DOCILITY (DOC) The animal’s genetic potential to be calm or have calm offspring. The higher Igenity score will indicate a greater percentage of calves with acceptable disposition. HEIFER PREGNANCY RATE (HPR/HPRG) A heifer’s chance of conceiving over a normal breeding season. A higher value is desired.
DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA – PERSISTENTLY INFECTED (BVD PI) Many producers test their herds for BVD PI as routine bio-surveillance. Negative animals are free of the BVD virus. Positive animals have the virus present in their cells, are likely persistently infected and infect others in the herd. If there is a positive test result, first contact your veterinarian. A positive result in a blood test must be confirmed. Neogen veterinary diagnostic team will contact you.
OTHER REPORTS
MILK Indicated as pounds of calf weaning weight affected by the milk production of a calf’s dam. This not a prediction of actual pounds of milk produced.
CARCASS TRAITS TENDERNESS (TEND/TNDR) Animal’s genetic potential for carcass tenderness (measured by Warner-Bratzler shear force test). A higher Igenity score indicates greater tenderness.
SAMPLE REJECTED (SR) The quality of DNA testing starts with the quality of the sample. Common reasons for sample rejection are: lack of animal ID on the sample, improper or blank information on an order form, insufficient hair follicle samples, mold, dirt, foreign or fecal matter, evidence of tampering or sending in decomposing animal tissue. NO RESULT (NR) Some samples appear normal but don’t produce acceptable results due to contaminants that are undetectable to the eye. To test the animal, a new sample will need to be submitted.
USDA MARBLING (MARB/MRB) Marbling score indicates the degree of marbling in the rib eye at the 12th rib expressed in USDA marbling units.
RESULTS ARE NOT COMPLETE (X) At times Neogen will send out partial results, such as providing BVD PI results before Igenity profiling is completed. The traits scored as an X indicate the analysis for that test has not yet been completed.
RIB EYE AREA (REA) Rib eye area estimates muscling in beef carcass, and it’s measured inches of the rib eye at the 12th rib. FAT THICKNESS (FAT) Fat thickness is scored as depth of fat in inches over the rib eye muscle at the 12th rib. Higher thickness scores equate to a lower lean yield.
HOT CARCASS WEIGHT (HCW/CWT) Hot carcass weight is the hot or un-chilled weight of the carcass after slaughter and the removal of the head, hide, intestinal tract and internal organs.
AVERAGE DAILY GAIN (ADG) Based on the pounds of gain per day. The Igenity score for ADG identifies an animal’s genetic potential for post-weaning growth.
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Validation: Development of Igenity profiles begins with the assembly of large populations of animals with phenotypic data and/or expected progeny differences (EPDs). We use multiple resource populations, involving thousands of animals that represent various production environments and biological types, often working with partners from the seedstock, cow/calf, feedlot and/or packing segments of the beef industry. Once the phenotypic data and EPDs are captured, our geneticists and research partners carefully analyze marker associations, using appropriate analytical methods, to ensure validity. Markers are analyzed to determine the most powerful combination for any given trait. Final validation takes place in independent populations that include thousands of animals, resulting in confidence any significant associations discovered will have a high probability of truly occurring in various biological types and environments.
Igenity Genetic Effects Table
Understanding 1 to 10 Igenity scoring: This chart allows you to cross reference the 1–10 Igenity scores for traits with their corresponding Molecular Breeding Values (MBV) or expected effects. This MBV is the prediction of how future progeny of an animal are expected to perform compared to the progeny of other profiled animals. Higher scores are not necessarily better – they just mean the animal has more genetic potential for that trait. Comparing scores between profiled animals: The examples below show you how to equate Igenity scores to variations in Molecular Breeding Value effects from the genetic table.
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Examples of Index Data Cows - Index Data TCC Igenity will rank bulls on an identical basis as your commercial cow herd. When you DNA your cattle with TCC Igenity, you will receive a report with similar data as the one shown below. Within those DNA results, you will receive the TCC Maternal Index and TCC Feeder Index data. This evaluation will allow you to compare profiled commerical cows on the same DNA scale as bulls. Page 6 shows how the bull DNA data will be displayed.
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Examples of Index Data Bulls – Index Data Once you receive the DNA results for cow, you can use DNA predictions to pick bulls that best fit in your breeding program. Every bull in our sale will have TCC Maternal and TCC Feeder index included in our sale catalogs (as shown below).
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Example Data Charts and Graphs Third Party Audit The next chart and three graphs are a third party audit of actual correlation data from DNA to Actual Carcass Data from a Teixeira Cattle Co. bull customer. Each graph represents the scoring relationship of the carcass data with the Igenity scoring.
Carcass Data Summary
Notes • The minimum references the lowest data recorded. The maximum references the highest data recorded. The mean references the average data recorded from the group of bulls. • Marbling scores are broken down into three categories: Small (SM), Modest/Moderate (MD), and Abundant (AB).
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Example Data Charts and Graphs Marbling Relationships This graph describes the marbling relationships between the Igenity DNA scores along with the marbling scores (as shown on left side of graph). The higher the Igenity score, the higher marbling relationship. For Reference: Vertical (Y) Axis = third party carcass data Horizontal (X) Axis = Igenity DNA score Dotted Line = slope Solid Blue Line = actual DNA data
Notes • Marbling scores are broken down into three categories: Small (SM), Modest/Moderate (MD), and Abundant (AB). • 600 = moderate, 700 = prime
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Example Data Charts and Graphs Ribeye Area Relationships This graph describes the ribeye area relationships between the Igenity DNA scores for individuals along with the ribeye area scores (as shown on left side of graph). The higher the Igenity score, the higher the ribeye area relationship. For Reference: Vertical (Y) Axis = third party carcass data Horizontal (X) Axis = Igenity DNA score Dotted Line = slope Solid Blue Line = actual DNA data
Notes • Ribeye Eye Area is recorded in square inches.
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Example Data Charts and Graphs Backfat Relationships This graph describes the backfat relationships between the Igenity DNA scores for individuals along with the backfat scores (as shown on left side of graph). The higher the Igenity score, the higher the backfat relationships. For Reference: Vertical (Y) Axis = third party carcass data Horizontal (X) Axis = Igenity DNA score Dotted Line = slope Solid Blue Line = actual DNA data
Notes • Backfat is recorded in inches.
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Example Data Charts and Graphs Taken from Teixeira Cattle Co.’s Igenity Dashboard
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Example Data Charts and Graphs Taken from Teixeira Cattle Co.’s Igenity Dashboard
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Example Data Charts and Graphs Taken from Teixeira Cattle Co.’s Igenity Dashboard
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Potential Profit Example WEANING GROWTH
0.15 lbs more ADG X 205 days = 31 lbs @ $1.50 selling price per pound = $46.00 more pounds to sell
RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE
0.9 lbs less feed per day = 328 less feed per year @ $150.00/ton hay = $25.00 less feed cost per year
HEIFER PREGNANCY RATE
Increase pregnancy rate by 5.8% = 6 more calves to sell at weaning per 100 heifers = $4,950.00 more income per 100 heifers or $49.50 per each heifer.
STAYABILITY
12.6% greater chance to be in the herd after 6 years of age. $2,000.00 opportunity cost to create a replacement heifer. • Four years in the herd = $500.00 per year cost • Eight years in the herd = $250.00 per year cost The replacement heifer eight years in the herd has a $250.00 per year advantage over a heifer four years in the herd. 12% of $250.00 = $31.00
PERCENTAGE CHOICE
Choice/select spread = $100.00 CWT carcass weight. 21% more choice X $80.00/HD = $17.00 per head.
EXAMPLE TOTAL = $169.00
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TCC Igenity Order Form PRODUCER INFORMATION Operation/Ranch Name: _________________________________________________________________ (above will be on file at Teixeira Cattle Co. for credit purposes)
Contact Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________ SAMPLES If sample kits need to be ordered, email cattle@thousandhillsranch.com or call 805-595-1420.
# of Samples: ______________ Sample Type: blood card or Tissue Sample Unit (TSU) Sample ID: _________________________________________________ (how samples are identified to you. i.e. Ranch 1, Winter Bulls, Heifers, CB Bulls)
Blood Cards = FREE TSU = $2.00/each plus shipping METHOD OF PAYMENT TCC Igenity Test $29.00 x Number of Samples = $ ____________ Check (enclosed, payable to Teixeira Cattle Co.) Check #: _______________ RECEIVING TEST RESULTS Email Access to Dashboard Direct (with an email notification that results are available) Both SAMPLE SUBMISSION Mail with payment and samples to: Teixeira Cattle Co. 855 Thousand Hills Rd. Pismo Beach, CA 93449 *Samples will NOT be sent off without payment.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
OFFICE USE ONLY Date Received: ______________________ Received By: ________________________ Billing Order #: _______________________ Invoice #: ___________________________ Sample Sent Date: ____________________ Results Received Date: ________________ Results Sent Date: ____________________ Completed Date: ______________________ By: ________________________________
________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER: By submitting this TCC Igenity Order form I acknowledge and agree to the services provided by TCC Igenity are delivered “as-is.� Teixeira Cattle Co. warrants only that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to process the sample(s) provided with this form presented to Teixeira Cattle Co. by you. Teixeira Cattle Co. provides no warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, Teixeira Cattle Co. assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, reliability or usefulness of any information disclosed. Teixeira Cattle Co. assumes no responsibility for incorrectly identifying a particular animal as the source of any sample. In no event shall Teixeira Cattle Co. or its agents or officers be liable for any damages whatsoever (including without limitation, damages for loss of profits or business interruption, or any indirect, special, punitive, consequential or incidental damages) arising out of the use of the information and data obtained through the services provided hereunder, even if Teixeira Cattle Co. has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Sign: _____________________________________________________________
Date: _____________________________
Igenity Blood Sample Instructions
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Igenity Tissue Sample Instructions
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Additional Information SAMPLES
Sample kits can be purchased through Igenity or Teixeira Cattle Co., however if you order through Teixeira Cattle Co. you will be given a rebate of $10 per sample in the form of a credit to be used at one of the bull sales - Performance Plus or Sale By The Sea. Credit must be used within a year of order being submitted. Credit valid for bulls ONLY. The credit can only be 20% of total bull purchase. For Example Spend: $5,000 Use: $1,000 Credit Spend: $10,000 Use: $2,000 Credit
SUBMITTING SAMPLES
Samples will NOT be sent off unless the payment is included with sample submission. Be sure to make your checks payable to: Teixeira Cattle Co.
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS?
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have regarding TCC Igenity. John Teixeira: 805-448-3859 Tom Hill: 541-990-5479 Adam Teixeira: 805-459-1519 Email: cattle@thousandhillsranch.com Office Phone: 805-595-1420 You can also contact Tyler Gray with Neogen. Email: tgray@neogen.com Phone: 402-310-5056
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