Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
The Impact of Nutrition and Residual Feed Intake on Tissue and Molecular Characterization, Manipulation of Maintenance Energy Costs, and Fetal Growth and Programming in Wintering Pregnant Beef Cows
Researchers:
Carolyn Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. cfitzsim@ualberta.ca
Carolyn Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. (Agriculture and...
Source: Canadian Beef Breeds Council
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has invested $640,000 in a collaborative research project with the Canadian Beef Improvement Network (CBIN) to springboard the development of a unified, standardized, and producer-accessible beef cattle genetics data platform.
Through...
Source: MDPI
Simple Summary
Cow longevity is a key driver of the beef cattle industry profitability that can be improved through genetic and genomic selection. Censored data are commonly dealt with in genetic evaluations of longevity, which can unfavorably impact the...
Source: University of Missouri Extension, Jared Decker
Summary: Why are EPDs imprecise for young animals? How can genomics be used to track the random shuffle of genes?
Even though expected progeny differences (EPDs) have been used by the beef industry for over...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: T. Hamilton – Beff Cattle Specialist/OMAFRA
Introduction
A major objective in a cow-calf operation is to produce one calf from each cow annually. The degree to which producers meet this...
Source: University of Saskatchewan, Chris Jermey
Today’s consumers want more from their food, and the beef and dairy industries are constantly striving to meet these demands. As more companies market their food as “natural” — raised without additional use of...
Source: University of Georgia
New cattle producers frequently ask, "Which breed should I choose?" This question brings cold chills to many knowledgeable cattle producers and excitement to just as many enthusiastic breeders. The diversity of resources and management capabilities of...
Source: CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
Mueller, M.L., Van Eenennaam, A.L. Synergistic power of genomic selection, assisted reproductive technologies, and gene editing to drive genetic improvement of cattle.CABI Agric Biosci 3, 13 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-022-00080-z
Abstract
Genetic improvement of cattle around the globe has...
Source: Canadian Angus Association
The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) is very grateful for the investment of $238,920 from the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (the Partnership) AgriAssurance program to help us use genomic tools to select for foot and leg health and...
Source: BCRC, BeefResearch.ca
Episode Description
The cattle you raise and the beef they produce are the result of two factors – their genetic potential, and the environment they’re raised in.
