Source: Alberta Beef Producer
PROJECT NO.: 0007-126
RESEARCH INSTITUTION: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Lacombe Research Station)
LEAD RESEARCHER: Dr. Al Schaefer
Background:
Winter feed costs can account for up to 75% of operating costs in a cow-calf operation, and can exceed 60% of overall...
Source: Alberta Genome, Geoff Geddes
Spend some time in a food court, and you’ll see that feeding behavior says a lot about people, for better or worse. Could such behavior also play a role in genetic prediction for beef cattle? That’s...
Source: Beef Genomic Prediction Trial
What is Genomic Prediction?
Genomic prediction is a new tool that can predict an animal’s genetic merit based on scoring DNA markers such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP). Genomic prediction can predict how an animal’s...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
Editor’s note: The following is part three of a four-part series that will help you to evaluate different breeding programs, which bulls are optimal for your herd, and how much they’re worth. (See part one and part...
Source: Canadian Charolais Association
The initial EPD run which includes Genomics has now been provided by Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), our genetic evaluation service provider. AGI used the Spring 2018 EPD pedigree and performance dataset and added information from DNA...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
Editor’s note: The following is part one of a four-part series that will help you to evaluate different breeding programs, which bulls are optimal for your herd, and how much they’re worth.
There are a range...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Improving the feed efficiency of a beef cattle herd can mean big savings for producers. One way to achieve this goal is to select breeding bulls that are naturally feed-efficient, since 80 to 90 per...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Some breeds of cattle are prone to double muscling. These animals have enlarged muscles, giving them the appearance of being the weight lifters of the cattle world! Double muscling in cattle is the result of...
Source: Genome Alberta, Geoff Geddes
Mention genomics to a scientist, and the eyes light up with thoughts of recombination, microarrays and polymorphisms. For a beef producer, those terms make their eyes glaze over, but one word is sure to grab their...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
Wide variation between individual animals.
Changes in diet, environment and other factors will trigger different genetic responses in individual cattle, which may result in some animals that are more feed efficient than others, says Dr. Gordon Murdoch,...
