The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $376,821 firm fixed price purchase order to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to supply 398 male calves with specific genotypic and phenotypic traits. The solicitation notice indicated the cattle would support various research programs at the US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska, including projects in genetics, breeding, meat safety, quality, reproduction, nutrition and environmental management. As the University of Nebraska herd is located on the research center property as part of a longstanding cooperative relationship, only cattle from this source meet the biosecurity requirements to be supplied for center research. There was no set-aside designated for the award made under the NAICS code for cattle ranching and farming. Performance will take place at the US Meat Animal Research Center over a period of approximately two months beginning October 28, 2022.
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