Alison L Van Eenennaam

DNA markers…Revolution or Evolution? ABS Breeders Journal (Fall/Winter 2009) New!

Do DNA tests work? Beef Magazine (10/09) New!

Basics of DNA Markers and Genotyping (6/09)

DNA-Based Progeny Testing (6/09)

Fundamentals of Expected Progeny Differences (6/09)

Marker-Assisted Selection in Beef Cattle Handout (6/09)

The Value of Improving Accuracy of Yearling Bulls (6/09)

Validation of Marker Tests (6/09)

Whole Genome Selection (6/09)

2009 Beef Improvement Federation Conference Proceedings

Curly Calf Syndrome (Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM)) Update (2/09)

Cattlemen to Cattlemen streaming video (5/08)

"No Bull" Discussion on Genetic Markers (5/08)

DNA Markers: Explanation of Validation and Utilization (2007)

Van Eenennaam, A. L. 2006. “DNA-Based Biotechnologies” Pages 66-73 in the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium Beef Sire Selection Manual (2006)

Marker-Assisted Selection in Beef Cattle Slide Show

Marker-Assisted Selection DNA Backgrounder Handout

NBCEC Beef Sire Selection Manual - National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium (2006)

Companies - Updated (7/29/09)

AgriGenomics, Inc. - (http://www.agricgenomicsinc.com)
Cattle: Tibial Hemimelia (TH), Pulmonary Hypoplasia with Anasarca (PHA), Black/Red Coat Color (CC), Dilution (DL), Idiopathic Epilepsy (IE), Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) or Curly Calf Syndrome analysis

Biogenetic Services - (http://biogeneticservices.com)
Cattle: Parentage, freemartin, coat color, leptin, meat quality, BSE resistance, Johne’s disease, Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)
Sheep: Scrapie, Spider lamb syndrome
Fish: Whirling disease 

GeneSeek - (http://geneseek.com)
Sheep: Scrapie
Cattle: Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM), Parentage, coat color, Seek-Black, Seek-Tender, bovine viral diarrhea (BVD-PI), identity tracking, 50 K SNP CHIP genotyping
Swine: Parentage, RN gene, porcine stress syndrome, breed purity 

Genetic Visions - (http://www.geneticvisions.net) Cattle: Coat color, Prolactin (CMP), BLAD, Citrullinemia, DUMPS, Kappa-Casein, Beta-lactoglobulin, Complex Vertebral Malformation (CVM), Calpain 316/530, Freemartin 

Igenity - (http://us.igenity.com)
Cattle: Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) or Curly Calf Syndrome analysis, Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH), Idiopathic Epilepsy (IE), Osteopetrosis (OS), Pulmonary Hypoplasia Anasarca (PHA), and Tibial Hemimelia (TH), Igenity Profile Analysis (tenderness, marbling, quality grade, fat thickness, ribeye area, hot carcass weight, yield grade, heifer pregnancy rate, stayability, calving ease, weaning weight, docility, residual feed intake, and average daily gain), DoubleBLACK coat color, dilution (DL), horned-polled, bovine viral diarrhea (BVD-PI), identity tracking, parentage, Myostatin

MMI Genomics - (http://ww.metamorphixinc.com)
Cattle: Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) or Curly Calf Syndrome analysis, Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH), Osteopetrosis (OS), Parentage, Tru-Marbling™, Tru-Tenderness™, MMIG Homozygous Black, polled/horned

Pfizer Animal Genetics (previously Bovigen) - (http://www.pfizeranimalgenetics.com)
Cattle: Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) or Curly Calf Syndrome analysis, Neuropathic Hydrocephalus (NH), Osteopetrosis (OS), GeneSTAR® MVP™ (feed efficiency, marbling, tenderness), GeneSTAR® Elite Tender, GeneSTAR® Quality Grade, GeneSTAR® Tenderness 2, GeneSTAR® Feed Efficiency, GeneSTAR® BLACK, parentage, identity tracking

Quantum Genetics - (http://www.quantumgenetics.ca)
Cattle: Leptin

Repro Tec Inc. - (http://www.reprotec.us)
Cattle: Fertility Associated Antigen (FAA)  

Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (UC Davis) - (http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu)
Cattle: Parentage, freemartin, coat color, Dexter Cattle (Dexter Dun, Extension (Red/Black), Bulldog Dwarfism (Chondrodysplasia), freemartin, karyotyping)
Other livestock species: parentage 

Viagen - (http://www.viagen.com)
Cattle: Breed identification (AnguSure™)