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discusses these important topics and others, including transportation regulation and hours of service, fake meat and the 2020 election. Breakout Sessions Trina Blankenship, operations project manager, Neogen GeneSeek ® Operations Agrigenomics is the applica- tion of agricultural genom- ics to improve the food sup- ply and animal well-being. Neogen partners with breed associations and breeders to drive sustainable produc- tivity within their herds by analyzing specific genetic markers linked to desirable traits and providing genetic results to support informed breeding decisions. This can result in healthier and more productive livestock. Blankenship’s breakout ses- sion will highlight the part- nership between Neogen and the American Akaushi Association and explain how breeders can contrib- ute to efficient and accurate sample processing. She will also discuss sam- ple collection best practices before diving into parent verification best practices, including discussion on why parentage SNPs are more resilient than STRs, how to make a seamless conver- sion from STRs to SNPs and defining qualifying metrics related to parentage. Jaye Massey, operating manager, DigitalBeef ® In this breakout session, Massey will present best practices for the Akaushi Registry portal. She will cov- er how to manage your herd, semen and embryo inven-

tory, and she will walk you through the most efficient way to process registrations and transfers, manage your account settings and view/ pay your account balance. There will be time to answer questions and get feedback about the registry portal. Massey will also give a demonstration of CowCalf,

the new herd management platform. DigitalBeef has made some exciting ad- vancements in herd man- agement, and she will show you how you can efficiently manage your inventory, create WorkCarts ® and send data to/from your associa- tion portal with the click of a button. PT

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