Source: Genome Alberta, Geoff Geddes
“Vim and vigour” is a welcome addition to any event. For Genome Alberta researchers, however, it was the chance to share the wonders of EnVigour HX™ with producers that made the 3rd Annual Canadian Beef Industry...
Source: Semex, Dr. Patrick Blondin, VP Reproductive Operations and R&D
The last 80 years have seen great innovations in the field of assisted reproductive technologies, which has rendered farmers and their agricultural businesses more efficient and more profitable. Between the...
Source: Extension
Darrh Bullock, University of Kentucky dbullock@uky.edu, Megan Rolf, Oklahoma State University mrolf@okstate.edu
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Summary: Selecting the right bull is critical to the success of a genetic selection program, and should be based on traits important to each breeding program.
Introduction
The...
Source: Genome Canada
More than $20 million for collaborations between researchers and businesses to save lives, help farmers and protect the environment
Putting research in the hands of those who use it to create and innovate leads to increased competitiveness, economic...
Source: Virginia Tech, Scott P. Greiner, Extension Animal Scientist, Virginia Tech
The economic climate of today's beef business is challenging. Commercial cow-calf producers are faced with optimizing a number of economically important traits, while simultaneously reducing costs of production in order...
Source: Genome Alberta, Geoff Geddes
“Short term pain for long term gain” may sound like a good deal, but it would be even better without the first part. Fortunately, the Genome Alberta project targeting more accurate genomically-enhanced breeding values for the...
Source: Select Sires news release
Select Sires is proud to partner with CowManager, the leading cow monitoring company, to introduce Fertility Insights. New data integration capabilities within the CowManager system accelerate cow fertility insights and have been designed to collect,...
Source: American Angus Association news release
The Angus genetic evaluation has now surpassed 500,000 genotypes in the database. The actual number stands at 500,879, which reflects a dual collection partnership between the American Angus Association® and the Canadian Angus Association.
Starting...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Feed costs represent up to 70% of the production costs in a beef operation and it only makes sense that feed efficient cattle should be more profitable. Residual Feed Intake, or RFI is a trait...
Source: Genome Alberta, Geoff Geddes
If you’re a researcher who thinks accuracy is overrated, it may be time to update that resume. As any good research scientist will tell you, the greater your precision, the greater your progress. That’s especially true...
