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...
Source: Genome Alberta
Seeing the future can have its pros and cons. For researchers on the Genome Alberta project to promote adoption of genomic prediction tools in beef cattle, however, catching a glimpse of the future should go a long...
Source: Select Sires news release
Select Sires has developed a full-service sire search mobile application for farmer-owners. This easy-to-navigate app is available at no cost on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
“As we set out to create an...
Source: Perennia
One of the most frequently asked questions concerning grass-fed beef genetics is: “What breed(s) of cattle are the best for grass-fed beef production?” The truth is, no single breed can be identified as the answer to high quality...
Source: BMC Veterinary Research
da Costa, A.S.H., Pires, V.M.R., Fontes, C.M.G.A. et al. Expression of genes controlling fat deposition in two genetically diverse beef cattle breeds fed high or low silage diets. BMC Vet Res 9, 118 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-118
Abstract
Background
Both genetic...
Source: Canadian Angus Association
Genomic testing has been evolving quickly over the past two decades. It has become increasingly less expensive and more informative to genotype animals.
Genomic, test results are used to enhance predictability of current selection tools, to achieve...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Meat quality traits such as meat colour and marbling are important because of their strong impact on consumer acceptance as visual indicators of meat freshness and juiciness. Consumers assess beef quality...
