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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?