Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
No two beef operations in Canada are exactly the same. Factors such as climate, terrain, forage production, management style and marketing schemes will dictate the type of cattle that will perform best in your...
Source: Canadian Angus
Expected progeny differences (EPDs), generated through our AngusONE genetic evaluations, are predicted breeding values that allow for fair comparison of animals across herds, regardless of environment and management differences. They are expectations of how an animal’s progeny...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: Joanne Handley – Beef Program Lead, Genetics/OMAFRA; Tom Hamilton – Beef Program Lead, Production Systems/OMAFRA; Stephen P. Miller – Animal and Poultry Science/University of Guelph
Commercial producers can improve...
By GREG HENDERSON July 8, 2021
Cargill is collaborating with beef industry partners seeking environmental benefits to dairy-beef crossbreeding, a practice known in the industry as ‘beef-on-dairy.’ The Dairy Beef Accelerator is a three-year program to advance research and support beef and...
Source: Kansas State University, Bob Weaber
Summary: Selection indices provide a single value, usually reported in dollars, for the selection of breeding stock that optimizes selection on a number of traits the define profit in a particular production scenario. Selection indexes simplify selection...
Source: University of Saskatchewan, Nykole King
Snyder joined the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) as a beef cattle veterinary specialist in January 2021. By using genome sequencing, she’s trying to understand the role...
Source: Canadian Angus Association
It has been said that it is getting harder and harder to make money in the cattle business – expenses too often outweigh revenue resulting in limited profit potential. Whether you agree or not, consequently many...
Source: Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
Artificial insemination or AI has become a popular means of impregnating cows in the modern production facility, but this is not due to the lack of a bull’s interest in cows. Bulls will mate in...
As a company that distributes genetic improvement, ABS Global understands that the vehicle to accomplish that is primarily reproductive technology. ABS has long been a leader in applied reproductive services through its vast network of Representatives and Technicians. ABS...
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...
