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IGENITY
The IGENITY Profile
IGENITY® provides the beef industry with the most comprehensive genetic profile of multiple traits of economic importance. The insights
gained from an IGENITY profile help producers make more confident selection, management and marketing decisions. The IGENITY profile
includes multiple-marker analyses for traits such as:
Tenderness, Marbling, Quality Grade, Yield Grade, Fat Thickness, Ribeye Area,Average Daily Gain, Heifer Pregnancy Rate, Stayability,
Calving Ease and Docility.
IGENITY Profile traits reported:
NAME of RANCH is providing IGENITY scores for the following traits: List of traits reported. The remaining trait scores are available upon
request for your consideration. Please contact us or Rick Pfortmiller, our IGENITY Representative, and we will be happy to share those with
you.
Profile Score Advantages
To assist cattle producers in understanding the value of DNA technology, IGENITY has developed a scoring system for each trait using a scale
of 1 to 10. Higher values are not necessarily better — they simply indicate that the animal has the potential for more of that trait. The following
descriptions and table (Table 1) are useful in describing each trait and reflect the relative difference expected in animals compared to
contemporaries with an IGENITY profile score of 1.
Average Daily Gain:
The IGENITY profile results for Average Daily Gain identifies an animal’s genetic potential for rate of gain. Animals which score a 10 would
have the potential to gain .81 pounds more per day than animals that score a 1.
Tenderness:
The analysis in the IGENITY profile for tenderness represents an animal’s genetic potential for tenderness as measured by Warner-Bratzler
Shear Force (WBSF), with 10 being the most tender and 1 being the least tender. Lower shear force means more tender beef. In a group of
animals with a score from IGENITY of 10 for tenderness, 2.3 pounds less shear force is required than an animal with a score from IGENITY of
1.
Marbling Score:
Higher scores from IGENITY for marbling equal greater genetic potential for marbling. In a group of animals with a score from IGENITY of 10
for marbling, the average marbling score can be expected to be 161 points greater than animals with a score of 1. The USDA beef grading
system for marbling uses a 100 to 999 point scale. Marbling points reflect how much intramuscular fat is present in each carcass, and thus the
potential to grade USDA Choice.
Fat Thickness:
Lower IGENITY profile scores indicate less external fat, while higher scores reflect more external fat with a difference of .37 inches between a
group of animals that scored a 1 versus a group of animals that scored a 10.
Ribeye Area:
Higher scores from the IGENITY profile reflect larger ribeye areas and lower scores reflect smaller ribeye areas. In a group of animals with a
score from IGENITY of 10 for ribeye area, the average ribeye is expected to be 2.56 square inches larger than in a group of animals with a score
of 1.
Percent Choice (Quality Grade)
Higher scores from IGENITY for quality grade equal greater genetic potential to grade choice or higher. In a group of animals that possess a
score from IGENITY of 10 for quality grade, it is likely that 64.4%or more should grade USDA Choice or higher.
Yield Grade
Higher scores from IGENITY for yield grade equal a genetic potential for a higher USDA yield grade. Since higher yield grade values are a
result of more fat and/or less muscle, animals with higher scores for yield grade are expected to be fatter and/or lighter muscled. A group of
animals with a score from IGENITY of 10 for yield grade can be expected to receive a yield grade that is 1.35 units of a grade higher (less
favorable) than animals that receive a score of 1 from IGENITY.
Heifer Pregnancy Rate
Higher scores from the IGENITY profile for heifer pregnancy rate mean a higher percentage of heifers should become pregnant during the
breeding season, which is measured at the first pregnancy check. A group of heifers with a score of 10 should have an 18.8% greater opportunity
to become pregnant than a group of heifers with a score of 1.
Stayability
The analysis for stayability from the IGENITY profile represents a female's ability to remain in the herd until six years of age or beyond. A
group of heifers with a score of 10 should have a 16.7% greater likelihood to stay in the herd until six years of age than a group of heifers with a
score of 1.