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...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
“Effects of a Genetic Variant in the Galanin Gene on Gain and Fat Deposition in Cattle”
RESEARCH INSTITUTION: University of Saskatchewan L
EAD RESEARCHER: Dr. Sheila Schmutz
Background:
Galanin is a gene that is downregulated (suppressed) by the gene leptin,...
Source: MatMa Corp news release
(Left panel) Disease progression in an affected heart. RV and LV, right and left ventricles, respectively; PA, pulmonary artery. (Right panel) Steer with congestive heart failure. Photo credit: Michael Heaton, USMARC.
A team of researchers...
Source: Canadian Angus Association
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) are the most powerful genetic tool we have for selecting the best animals for your breeding program. Learn more about EPDs by watching the online EPD 101 Workshop.
Learn some Genetic Evaluation Definitions here!
EPDs...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
What Is It?
Marbling is viewed as the major determinate of quality grades. It is the term applied to visible specks and streaks of fat in a cross section of the rib...
