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<blockquote data-quote="HerefordSire" data-source="post: 641592" data-attributes="member: 4437"><p><em>giftedcowboy...can you point me to the works (online documents) of Dr. Willham? Also, would it be a fair statement that any breeder manipulating raw performance data is subject to reputaton damage and or a career change or specialty, since the cream always rises to the top?</em></p><p></p><p>Richard L. Willham</p><p>Emeritus Professor of Animal Science </p><p>C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor</p><p>Iowa State University</p><p>225 Kildee Hall</p><p>Ames, IA 50011-3150</p><p>Phone: 515-294-3533</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/index.php?id=rwillham" target="_blank">http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/inde ... d=rwillham</a></p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:rwillham@iastate.edu">rwillham@iastate.edu</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p>The "Father" of Expected Progeny Differences </p><p></p><p>Willham devoted unmeasured amounts of time to research and development in genetic prediction methods and their eventual application in the beef industry during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Starting with Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) at the Litton Charolais Ranch in Missouri, moving on to EBVs in Angus, Hereford, and other breeds, Willham got breeders thinking about prediction of breeding value (what the breeder actually sells to the commercial producer) instead of simply basing selection solely on phenotype. Not only did Willham help develop the theory and genetic models, he also spent hours convincing industry leaders that sound scientific principles could be harnessed for genetic improvement of livestock, especially beef cattle. </p><p></p><p>Willham wrote the initial and subsequent versions of the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Guidelines on National Sire Evaluation. From within-herd EBV to National Sire Evaluation and EPDs, to the current National Genetic Evaluation, Willham kept the research fires burning, met repeatedly with industry organizations, and gave untold numbers of presentations to keep the industry on the path to improvement. He coined the term Expected Progeny Difference (EPD).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/rwillham/acc/RLW_SnS_honor.html" target="_blank">http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/rwil ... honor.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HerefordSire, post: 641592, member: 4437"] [i]giftedcowboy...can you point me to the works (online documents) of Dr. Willham? Also, would it be a fair statement that any breeder manipulating raw performance data is subject to reputaton damage and or a career change or specialty, since the cream always rises to the top?[/i] Richard L. Willham Emeritus Professor of Animal Science C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor Iowa State University 225 Kildee Hall Ames, IA 50011-3150 Phone: 515-294-3533 [url=http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/index.php?id=rwillham]http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/inde ... d=rwillham[/url] Email: [email=rwillham@iastate.edu]rwillham@iastate.edu[/email] The "Father" of Expected Progeny Differences Willham devoted unmeasured amounts of time to research and development in genetic prediction methods and their eventual application in the beef industry during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Starting with Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) at the Litton Charolais Ranch in Missouri, moving on to EBVs in Angus, Hereford, and other breeds, Willham got breeders thinking about prediction of breeding value (what the breeder actually sells to the commercial producer) instead of simply basing selection solely on phenotype. Not only did Willham help develop the theory and genetic models, he also spent hours convincing industry leaders that sound scientific principles could be harnessed for genetic improvement of livestock, especially beef cattle. Willham wrote the initial and subsequent versions of the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Guidelines on National Sire Evaluation. From within-herd EBV to National Sire Evaluation and EPDs, to the current National Genetic Evaluation, Willham kept the research fires burning, met repeatedly with industry organizations, and gave untold numbers of presentations to keep the industry on the path to improvement. He coined the term Expected Progeny Difference (EPD). [url=http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/rwillham/acc/RLW_SnS_honor.html]http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/rwil ... honor.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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