This announcement from the FDA has been awaited all week. I’ve listed portions from the actual FDA press release, plus two links to media stories. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued three documents on the safety of animal cloning — a draft risk assessment; a proposed risk management plan; and a draft guidance for industry. The draft … Read More
Select Sires Recieves USDA Grant for Sexed Semen
Select Sires earned a $300,000 Rural Business Cooperative Value Added Producer Grant from USDA this month, supporting Select’s efforts in commercializing Gender SELECTed sexed semen. Select will match the grant dollar for dollar in marketing and educational efforts promoting the product, highlighting the pros and cons of using sexed semen in production.
Accelerated Genetics Internships
There are plenty of internship opportunities available at Accelerated Genetics. Actually three of them:
Select Sires Director Recognized
Lee Roy Keck was presented the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) 2006 Member Director. Keck serves on the Select Sires Power Board of Directors, a position to which he was elected in 1980.
Ohio Man Helps Form Select Sires
I ran across this tribute to Dick Kellogg, who recently passed away, in a local Ohio paper. It’s an interesting history on the proceeding organizations to Select Sires. Credited with helping start and develop artificial insemination in dairy cattle in Ohio, Dick’s leadership and determination to fly in the face of critics who said AI would never work, was an inspiration.
A Million Unit BLITZ
BLITZ, as he is known, is shown here with his owners, Brian and Wendy Fust. He’s reached a milestone according to Select Sires.
Preserving The Champions
There’s lots of World Dairy Expo announcements coming out like this one from Trans Ova Genetics. They’re offering to provide a free genetic preservation of the Grand Champion female in each of the seven breed shows.
Select Sires Intern Application Deadline
It’s not too early for college students to be looking for an internship next summer. For example, Select Sires has announced plans to offer two summer internships at its headquarters facility in Plain City, Ohio. Positions are available within the dairy-sire and sales and marketing departments, with applications due by Friday, Nov. 24, 2006.
Productive Jerseys
A new report says Jerseys continue to be the number one breed for productive life. According to the American Jersey Cattle Association: Based on the August, 2006 USDA genetic summaries, Jersey continues to be the leader for Productive Life (PL) among the six dairy breeds evaluated in the United States (including Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein and Milking Shorthorn). Data … Read More
Cow Genes
I’ve been tempted to watch the show “CSI” because one of my daughters finds it fascinating. So although I haven’t watched it, I do get to hear about it. Now, it looks like the dairy industry is getting closer to having the ability to track cow DNA even better than Gil Grissom can track a murder case. The Bovine Genome Sequencing Project, similar to the Human Genome Sequencing Project, is nearing completion after three years of work.