Beef Improvement Federation Guidelines

The guidelines is divided into three principal sections.

Beef improvement federation guidelines. In addition there are sections about the beef improvement federation and a useful pages section that contains an invaluable essential reading list for those. Welcome to the wiki version of the beef improvement federation guidelines for uniform beef improvement programs. Bif leadership is in the process of planning an updated symposium online. Beef improvement federation releases new guidelines for performance evaluation published on 27 may 2020 since its establishment in 1968 the primary purpose of the beef improvement federation bif has been to bring standardization to performance testing and evaluation.

The first edition of guidelines was published in. The bif board of directors along with the florida 2020 bif event committee made the decision in early april to transition this year s conference to an online format due to covid 19. The objectives of this publication are to outline standard procedures for measuring recording and using beef cattle performance data and to facilitate greater uniformity in terminology and methodology in the beef industry. In keeping with this mission bif is proud to unveil the latest version of its guidelines for uniform beef improvement programs.

The ninth edition of uniform guidelines for beef improvement programs represents a legacy of work that spans more than 50 years of cooperation among the various segments of the beef cattle industry. The beef improvement federation bif established in 1968 has worked tirelessly to encourage performance testing and genetic improvement in beef cattle. Since its establishment in 1968 the primary purpose of the beef improvement federation bif has been to bring standardization to performance testing and evaluation. Over that time the group has produced nine printed and updated editions of its guidelines for uniform beef improvement programs.

The guidelines is provided to aid producers in selecting and improving beef cattle. The bif shows no preference for or discrimination against any breed of cattle or industry organization. The purposes of bif as expressed in its by laws are. The beef improvement federation bif board of directors approved changes to the ninth edition during its fall 2016 board meeting.

The guidelines is published primarily to assist organizations in designing and conducting beef cattle performance programs for their members. Data collection and processing genetic evaluation and selection and marketing. The eighth edition of uniform guidelines for beef improvement programs represents a legacy of work that spans over thirty five years of cooperation among the various segments of the beef cattle industry.