Igenity: Field Sales Contacts

Fielding Our Services
in Cattle Country
Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas
Gary Felger
Lohman, MO • 1-573-355-4709
gfelger@neogen.com
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina
Ashby Green
Gainesville, FL • 1-303-910-7869
agreen@neogen.com
Gary grew up on a grain and livestock farm
and has been raising Gelbvieh cattle since
1996. He and his family actively use artificial
insemination and embryo transfer in their cattlebreeding program. In his career, Gary has worked in many segments
of agribusiness, including commodity trading, grain processing and
ingredient manufacturing. He has a BS from Purdue University in
agricultural economics.
Ashby grew up on a Mississippi crop, timber, and
livestock farm. He graduated from Mississippi
State University with a degree in animal science
and from Auburn with a veterinary degree before
setting up a mixed-animal practice back home. He was an extension
veterinarian at MSU, launched Posilac at Monsanto, led NAIS at the
state of Florida veterinarian’s office, and was vice president of producer
education for NCBA’s Beef Quality Assurance program. Ashby “retired”
to a commercial cow-calf partnership in Florida and established AGDEO, LLC, an animal-health consultancy.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California,
Oregon, Washington
Canada, Mexico, South & Central America, International
Jim Gibb
Louisville, CO • 1-303-748-6610
jgibb@neogen.com
Elisa Marques
Lincoln, NE • 1-402-435-0665
emarques@neogen.com
Jim has broad experience in the cattle business
and animal science. He has been a leader at two
breed associations, held board positions in the Beef
Improvement Federation, the National Livestock
and Meat Board and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association,
founded and sold an animal genomics company and taught beef cattle
management at the University of Illinois. He has a BS degree from the
University of Illinois and MS and PhD from Colorado State University.
Elisa grew up going to livestock shows in Brazil
in connection with the Brazilian Simmental
Association. She has helped many domestic and
international breed associations and seedstock
companies adopt genomics technology. Elisa has a PhD in animal
science (genetics) from the University of Alberta–Edmonton, where
her research focused on genetic markers for beef and dairy cattle
improvement, and she has an MBA from Colorado State University. She
is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Texas
Montana, Wyoming, Idaho
Jill Ginn
Granbury TX • 1-806-570-6185
jginn@neogen.com
Jill grew up around the feedyards of Hereford, TX.
As an animal health rep she called on ranches
and feedyards. She bought cattle for a national
packer, is past president of the American National
CattleWomen, past president of Texas CattleWomen and has been
involved in many industry committees. She has a BS degree from
Texas A&M.
John Paterson
Bozeman, MT • 1-406-581-3492
jpaterson@neogen.com
John (JP) was raised on a ranch in Southwest
New Mexico. He received his Ph.D. in beef cattle
nutrition from the University of Nebraska, and
from 1979 to 1993 was on the faculty of the
Animal Science Department at the University of Missouri. He was a beef
extension specialist at Montana State University and later executive
director of education for the National Cattlemen’s Association. John
has received numerous industry awards from the American Society of
Animal Science, including the Pfizer Animal Health National Extension
Award and the Distinguished Service Award.
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Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota
Rick Pfortmiller
Natoma, KS • 1-785-230-9507
rpfortmiller@neogen.com
Rick grew up on a livestock and grain farm in
North-Central Kansas, where he and his wife
and daughters now live as the fourth and fifth
generations on the land. They manage the
family’s commercial cow-calf operation and produce milo and wheat.
Rick graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in animal
science and has an extensive background in genomic applications in
the seedstock and commercial cattle sectors.
Shelby Steele
Sioux Falls, SD • 1-701-426-0285
ssteele@neogen.com
Shelby grew up on a livestock/grain operation in
the Sandhills of Nebraska. She has been involved
in the cattle industry in various ways throughout
her career, including active participation in cow/
calf and backgrounder operations, work in a veterinary clinic, and BQA
certification by NCBA. She has a BS in biochemistry from Peru State
College in Nebraska and an MS in integrated range management from
Colorado State University.
U.S. Sales Director
Ryan Ruppert
Lincoln, NE • 1-402-435-0665
rruppert@neogen.com
Ryan is well known across the industry for his
work building and expanding the Beef Quality
Assurance program at NCBA, as well as many
other association activities. His involvement in his
family’s cow/calf operation in western Nebraska, along with his work at
a large feedyard, adds depth to his experience. He has an MS in animal
breeding and genetics plus an MBA, both from Colorado State University.
Igenity Customer
Support
Sarah Adams, Supervisor
Lincoln, NE • 1-877-443-6489
Igenity.support@neogen.com
Hours of operation:
8:00 am–5:00 pm CST,
Monday–Friday. Please call us
with your questions!
Questions on how to get started with Igenity? It’s easy!
IGENITY® Gold
Phone: 402-435-0665 Fax: 402-435-0664
e-mail:IGENITY.SUPPORT@neogen.com
Date 10/19/15
Customer ID
1. Set up your account at Igenity.com or call customer service to get set up.
2. Select the Igenity product and DNA sampling method that best fit your
operation.
Maternal Traits
Animal
ID
Sample
Barcode #
M/
Breed
F
Performance Traits
Igenity
Production
Index
Birth
Weight
Calving
Ease
Direct
Calving
Ease
Maternal
Stayability
Heifer
Pregnancy
Rate
Docility Milk
Residual
Feed
Intake
Carcass Traits
Average
Ribeye
Fat
Tenderness Marbling
Daily Gain
Area Thickness
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M
6.8
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
7
6
6
405131402
M
6.5
4
8
6
7
7
7
6
7
6
9
7
5
9
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F
6.45
6
6
6
7
7
5
8
7
7
9
6
6
4
405131402
F
6
3
9
5
7
6
7
7
8
7
7
6
5
8
405131402
F
5.9
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
405131403
F
5.45
5
5
5
6
7
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
7
405131402
F
5.05
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
6
4
3
5
5
4
3. Order your sample collection supplies at Igenity.com or by calling customer
service.
4. Collect your samples and send them in with your Igenity submission form.
5. Receive your results!
The “Igenity Production Index” is
based on the following traits and
their weightings:
Any of the territory managers you see here will be happy to help you!
Calving Ease Maternal
Stayability
Residual Feed Intake
(Lower number favored)
Average Daily Gain
Tenderness
Marbling
We invite you to learn more about applying your test results, and viewing your personal online results database, by visting www.igenity.com. Order more collection kits, review research and gain management advice at this website.
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and identification of specific alleles of bovine genes in DNA from the sample(s) provided herein to Neogen from you. Neogen provides no other warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, (including, but not limited to, all warranties
of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, noninfringement, or that any other allele is or is not present in any sample or any animal). Results of analysis are predicated on the assumption that each sample was obtained from
a single cattle beast. Results of analysis are reported herein in association with the sample designations provided by you. Neogen assumes no responsibility for correctly identifying a particular animal as the source of any sample.
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