Introduction to Genomics – Zoetis Webinar #1 Video

Friday, July 10th, 2015

For decades, much has been known about the bull’s side of the pedigree while little information was available for dams. Now, genomic testing helps us discover much more about females. The first webinar in the series focuses on the basics of genomics to provide producers with a better understanding of the benefits of knowing more about their heifers.

This video covers:

What is genomics and how does it work?
How does investing in genetics impact my business?
Understanding how to advance genetic progress.
An overview of reliability: The foundation of genomics.
A peek into how well genomics works.

This video also provides an introduction to upcoming topics which will be covered in the webinar series.

Presenter

Cheryl Marti is the U.S. Marketing Manager for Dairy Genetics and Reproductive Products for Zoetis. She received her B.S. from the University of Minnesota in Animal Sciences, her M.S. in Dairy Science (Genetics emphasis) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and her MBA from UW-Whitewater. Cheryl worked in the AI industry at ABS Global for over 11 years in many different capacities, including management, marketing, training and technical support of the Genetic Management System (a genetic mate assignment program), and also worked in the Sire Acquisition and Research areas. She joined Pfizer Animal Health, now Zoetis, in 2005, first as a Fresh Cow Reproduction Manager in the Great Lakes states and later as a Dairy Production Specialist in WI where she often worked with large dairies on genomics, reproduction, records analysis, and transition cows until mid-2014 when she moved into her current role. Her experiences include working with herds of all sizes across the U.S. and over a dozen countries on 6 continents. Cheryl’s passion for the dairy industry and genetics began at her family’s Registered Holstein farm in Sleepy Eye, MN, where she owns some cattle, and her sister and brother-in-law own and operate their family farm of 700 acres and a 160-cow dairy called “Olmar Farms.

Genomic Webinar Series

A webinar series developed by Zoetis and Holstein Association USA will be an educational resource for current and prospective CLARIFIDE® customers and Enlight™ users.

Through a series of online presentations dairy producers will be able to better understand:

How genomic testing works
How genetic improvement and genomics can benefit the future of their herd
How to utilize the data generated from genomic testing to make more effective management decisions.

The webinars will be moderated by The Bullvine with presentations by Zoetis or Holstein Association personnel. The Bullvine is an online source for dairy genetic and other industry happenings around the world, through their coverage via articles, videos and podcasts. Viewers will attend the presentation live at a specified time and date, and archived presentations will be accessible through other websites after each presentation.

The following webinars will take place from Noon to 1:00 pm Eastern time (9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Pacific time) as follows:

Topic/Title	Speaker	Date
An introduction to genomics	Cheryl Marti	July 8
Proving the technology works: How producers have benefited from using genomics	Dan Weigel	August 5
Using genomics testing strategies to accelerate genetic progress	David Erf	August 26
The economics of genomics	Cheryl Marti	October 7
Putting genomic results to work	Lindsey Worden	November 4
Moving Beyond Phenotype: genomics vs. size-based traits	David Erf	December 2
Making progress on low heritability traits	Dan Weigel	January 6