Source: Canadian Angus Association
The new traits include:
Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG)
Docility EPD
Heifer Pregnancy EPD
Mature Weight EPD
Claw Set EPD and Foot Angle EPD
Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG) – Feed costs make up a significant proportion of operation costs and feed...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
A lot of fuss is made in beef management circles about short calving seasons and high conception rates. A 95% conception rate sounds good, but the economic effect of when in the breeding season...
Source: Government of Canada
Citation: Ekine-Dzivenu, C., Vinsky, M., Basarab, J.A., Aalhus, J.L., Dugan, M.E.R., Li, C. (2017). Phenotypic and genetic correlations of fatty acid composition in subcutaneous adipose tissue with carcass merit and meat tenderness traits in Canadian beef...
Source: BMC Veterinary Research
Abstract
Background
In a beef cattle facility an outbreak of abortions occurred over a 36-day period and included samples from two aborted (non-viable) fetuses and 21 post-abortion clinical cases. There are numerous etiologies, including clinical listeriosis. At the...
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: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title: Whole Genome Scan for Feed Efficiency
Researchers: Dr. Stephen Moore Stephen.moore@ualberta.ca Dr. Stephen Miller, Dr. Graham Plastow, Dr Zhiquam Wang, Dr. Paul Stothard, Dr. Changxi Li, Dr. John Basarab, Dr. Tim McAllister, Dr. Ira...
Source: https://beef-cattle.extension.org/parentage-testing/
Megan Rolf, Kansas State University, megrolf@ksu.edu
Summary: Parentage testing can be a valuable tool for both seedstock breeders and commercial producers. This fact sheet covers how parentage testing works and tips for using parentage testing successfully.
Parentage testing is often thought of...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
Validation of a Genetic Marker for Beef Tenderness
Researchers:
Stephen P. Miller miller@uoguelph.ca
Background
Providing consumers with consistently tender beef, the holy grail of the beef industry, leads to satisfied customers and increased sales. However, numerous beef quality audits...
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: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Providing adequate nutrition to your breeding herd saves on feed costs and maximizes reproductive performance. It’s important to correlate optimum body condition scores (BCS) with the four main feeding stages in a cow’s...
