March 10, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
For more
information contact:
Crystal Albers,
assistant director of communications/web editor, at 816-383-5100 or calbers@angus.org
Photos
Displayed on EPD/Pedigree Search
A new option
includes photos of animals on the EPD/Pedigree search.
Angus cattle
producers using the EPD/Pedigree search at www.angus.org
may soon notice a new feature.
Animal photos may
now appear in the upper right-hand corner of the EPD/Pedigree lookup, alongside
expected progeny difference (EPD) and pedigree information (see Fig. 1).
Using their AAA
Login accounts, American Angus Association¨ members can upload
images by clicking on ÒPictures on EPD/Pedigree LookupÓ and following available
instructions. Producers can display an animalÕs photo for $50 for one year, or
$200 for five years, payable at the time of order.
ÒBy including a
photo through this online service, producers and their customers can now view their
animals and their valuable EPD and pedigree information simultaneously, Ó says
Lou Ann Adams, director of information systems. ÒThis new option represents the
latest in our growing list of breeder capabilities through AAA Login.Ó
Last month, the Association introduced a graph
of EPD percentiles using data from the latest National Cattle Evaluation
(NCE). Also available through the EPD/Pedigree search, the graph visually
displays where animals rank within the breed according to their sex and
category.
For more information about Angus cattle and the American
Angus AssociationÕs programs and services, contact the Association at
816-383-5100 or visit www.angus.org.
Fig. 1. Photo
displayed through EPD/Pedigree search
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