Data from the first four cycles of the Germplasm Evaluation program at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center were used to evaluate weights of Angus, Hereford, and F1 cows produced by crosses of 22 sire and 2 dam (Angus and Hereford) breeds. Four weights per year were available for cows from 2 through 8 yr of age (AY) with age in months (AM). Weights (n = 61,798) were analyzed with REML using cov...

second primary malignancy following multiple myeloma (mm) was reported several years ago. there are also rare reports of cases with synchronous mm and other malignancies. to our knowledge, only one case of mm following bladder cancer has been reported in the literature. here, we report the second case occurred three months after diagnosis of bladder cancer.