Beef Cattle Improvement Association

Mississippi Beef Cattle Improvement Association (MBCIA)

MBCIA

The Mississippi Beef Cattle Improvement Association (MBCIA) focuses on promoting performance records and encouraging good management practices while cooperating with other like-minded organizations to emphasize the economic importance of beef cattle production in Mississippi. Headquartered in Starkville, Mississippi, the association utilizes Mississippi State University through research and education to promote the beef cattle industry statewide and nationally. MBCIA is a member of the national Beef Improvement Federation (BIF). Three Mississippians have served as BIF Board members in the last decade. MBCIA hosted the Beef Improvement Federation annual meeting for the first time in its near 40-year history in Philadelphia, MS in April 2006.

2010 Beef Improvement Federation Convention Information

The MBCIA encourages the production and identification of genetically superior animals by purebred breeders and promotes the purchase and use of these animals by commercial producers through various sale offerings.

Spring 2009 Bull Sale Results

Annual MBCIA Spring Bull Sale & Hinds Community College Bull Test Sale

Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 12:00 Noon

Hinds Community College Sales Facility, Raymond, MS

Interactive Video Distance Bidding Sites

North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS

Panola County Extension office, Batesville, MS

Spring 2010 Bull Sale Location Map

Spring 2010 Nomination Form (Nomination deadline: January 20, 2010)

Pdf version

MS Word version

Spring 2010 Rules and Regulations

Pdf version

MS Word version

Spring 2010 Sale Order Guidelines

Pdf version

Bull Sale File Downloads

Mississippi BCIA Breeding Soundness Evaluation Form

Mississippi BCIA Bull Sale Consignor Checklist

For information on centralized ultrasound scanning of Mississippi bulls contact:

Dr. Rhonda Vann

Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station

(601) 857-5952

rcv2@ra.msstate.edu

Ultrasound Guidelines Council

UGC Certified Ultrasound Technician List

Curly Calf Syndrome, Fawn Calf Syndrome, and Hydrocephalus

Please visit the following link to the American Angus Association website. It contains information about Curly Calf Syndrome, Fawn Calf Syndrome, and Hydrocephalus. These are a genetic defects for which breeders should monitor their herds.

American Angus Asssociation information on genetic defects

MBCIA Software Downloads

Mississippi BCIA Commercial Cattle Adjusted Weaning Weight Calculator

Mississippi BCIA Cow Herd Performance Record Manager

Mississippi BCIA Cow Herd Performance Record Sheet

Mississippi BCIA Cow Herd Performance Records Summary Sheet

Mississippi BCIA Estrus Synchronization Calendar

Mississippi BCIA Performance Data Collection Calendar

2006 Beef Improvement Federation Annual Meeting

April 18-21, 2006, Pearl River Resort, Choctaw, Mississippi

BIF 2006 Proceedings

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) held its 38th annual meeting in Choctaw, MS on April 18-21, 2006. The BIF annual meeting was hosted in Mississippi in 2006 for the first time in its thirty-nine year history. The Mississippi State University Extension Service co-hosted the 2006 BIF annual meeting in Choctaw, Mississippi on April 18-21, 2006 in cooperation with the Mississippi Beef Cattle Improvement Association and the Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association. For proceedings papers, presentations, and awards summaries go to the BIF 2006 newsroom.