GE-EPDs empower more informed breeding and marketing decisions throughout the beef supply chain.
Three options for sample collection: FTA blood cards, hair cards (from the roots of the tail switch), and Allflex® tissue collectors.
Order sample collectors electronically from Zoetis.
Young, non-parent Brangus animals, GE-EPDs powered by i50K have higher accuracy and less potential error.
Higher accuracy is roughly equal to 10-20 progeny equivalents, with performance data contributing to conventional EPDs.
The end result is fewer breeding mistakes and faster, more dramatic genetic advancements in productivity.
Commercial users of Brangus genetics can more dependably buy bulls for prescribed purposes if based on GE-EPDs powered by i50K.
Brangus heifer bulls with favorable GE-EPDs for Calving Ease Direct (CED) and Birth Weight (BW) can be purchased with more confidence and fewer surprises in the form of assisted births.
Brangus bulls can also be identified for the purposes of siring productive replacement heifers (Milk, Calving Ease Maternal-CEM and Scrotal Circumfrence-SC) and/or for producing steers with higher gains (Yearling Weight-YW) in the feedyard and more valuable carcasses (Marbling-IMF and Ribeye Area-REA).
The investment in i50K by Brangus seedstock producers thus enables commercial customers to do a better job of buying bulls that are more dependably matched to their specific needs.
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FIRST TIME CUSTOMER?
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INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
Please contact our customer service team at 877-233-3362 or genetics.us@zoetis.com to verify our laboratories are approved to conduct DNA tests within your respective country.
Collecting a high-quality sample is the first step to receiving accurate genomic results. Find out more here.
FAQs
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SEND FORM AND SAMPLES
Mail your order and testing kit samples to:
Zoetis Genetics 333 Portage Street, Building 300 Kalamazoo, MI 49007-9970
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