Performance Line
Breed Improvement Services to be Provided by
The Beef Center
By Tonya Amen, National Center for Beef Excellence
It’s my pleasure to write this note of
introduction to the National Center
for Beef Excellence (The Beef Center).
We will be collaborating with the
North American Limousin Foundation
for breed improvement services and
delivery of your bi-annual multi-breed
international cattle evaluation.
The Beef Center is a not-for-profit
organization that provides service to the
beef industry, focusing on improving
communication and innovation to
improve the longevity of U.S. beef
cattle farms and ranches. Assisting
breed organizations in meeting staffing
challenges and providing service to
their membership and stakeholders is
one way this mission is accomplished.
The other two phases of our mission are
focused on 1) data collection, tracking,
evaluation, research, and export market
expansion for U.S. beef products for
the commercial sector and 2) providing
incubator/accelerator services for
new and upcoming agricultural and
beef industry-related businesses.
As part of our collaboration with
NALF, I am especially excited to be
working personally with NALF staff
and members to help relieve some
of the work-load associated with Joe
Epperly’s departure. In the past, I’ve
worked with genomics companies and
breed associations focusing on breed
improvement, genetic evaluation, and
the application of genomic technology. I
look forward to continuing this work on
behalf of Limousin breeders. Specifically,
here are some of the areas where
my work with NALF will focus: multi-
breed international cattle evaluation
preparation and review, consultation
with the breed improvement committee,
and providing member services.
Twice yearly, the multi-breed
international cattle evaluation is run
for purebred, fullblood, and Lim-Flex
sires and dams. The process requires
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