Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Executive Summary
The objectives of this project will help identify traits in the cow/calf industry associated with improved feed efficiency and reduced enteric methane emissions in forage-fed animals. Traditional feed efficiency measures (ie RFI) are challenging...
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, L.L. Charmley and H.L. Trenholm, AgReTech
Introduction
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by a variety of moulds on several agricultural commodities under specific environmental conditions. It has been estimated that at least 25% of the grain...
Source: Oklahoma State University
Research conducted by the University of Saskatchewan compared growth performance and carcass characteristics for calves entering long or moderate backgrounding durations before finishing or direct finishing under conventional and natural management systems.1 The study was conducted...
Source: Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence, Lana Haight
There has been a lot of “buzz” in the beef cattle industry surrounding the benefits of polycrops, says Jacqueline Toews, a Master of Science candidate at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture...
Source: BMC Veterinary Research,
Carla Surlis, Keelan McNamara, Eoin O’Hara, Sinead Waters, Marijke Beltman, Joseph Cassidy and, David Kenny
Background
Caesarean section is a routine veterinary obstetrical procedure employed to alleviate dystocia in cattle. However, CS, particularly before the onset of labour, is known to negatively affect neonatal respiration and metabolic adaptation in humans, though there...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Akanno, E.C., Abo-Ismail, M.K., Chen, L., Crowley, J.J., Wang, Z., Li, C., Basarab, J.A., MacNeil, M.D., Plastow, G.S. (2018). Modeling heterotic effects in beef cattle using genome-wide SNP-marker genotypes, 96(3), 830-845. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skx002
Abstract
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Source: Oklahoma State University
Research has shown that the young calf is the most at risk for vitamin A deficiency in cow-calf systems. Vitamin A plays several important roles in the body, one of which is immune function. Marginal deficiencies...
Source: Temple Grandin, Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. Email: cheryl.miller@colostate.edu
Abstract
Assessing animal welfare during handling for veterinary procedures or loading onto a truck is simpler than is assessing welfare in housing. The first step...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
Identification of causal mutations located in distortion regions in beef cattle genome associated with bull and cow fertility and its links to feed efficiency
Researchers:
Angela Canovas Ph.D. acanovas@uoguelph.ca
Angela Canovas Ph.D., Katie Wood Ph.D., and Eduardo...
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Producers whom background cattle on pasture typically expect their animals to deliver good performance through high average daily gains (ADG). This expectation is based on the correct assumption that grazed pasture can deliver...
