Source: Alberta Beef
PROJECT NO.: FRG.14.15
LEAD RESEARCHER: Dr. Greg Penner and Dr. Bill Biligetu (University of Saskatchewan)
Background:
Forages account for approximately 80% of cattle diets throughout their lifetime. Improved forage quality boosts animal performance, and allows for forage resources to be...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
Investigating Reproductive Failure in Western Canadian Cow-Calf Herds
Researchers:
Steve Hendrick, Ph.D. steve.hendrick@usask.ca
Alvaro Garcia Guerra, Steve Hendrick, Ph.D., Cheryl Waldner, Ph.D., Bonnie Chaban, Ph.D., and Janet Hill, Ph.D. (Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan)
Background:
Optimizing...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
The last trimester is a crucial period for the cow to maintain body condition and body weight before lactation, while supporting rapid fetal growth and development. During this period over 60%...
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Executive Summary
Summary
Sixty-four cow calf pairs were assigned to one of three anthelmintic treatments (ivermectin, fenbendazole, or control) at the beginning of the grazing season in 2014. Animals that had calving difficulty, twins, or were ill...
Source: Alberta Beef
PROJECT NO.: ANH.05.18 LEAD
RESEARCHERS: Dr. Dongyan Niu (University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
COLLABORATORS: Kim Stanford, Brenda Ralston (Alberta Agriculture and Forestry); Tim McAllister (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lethbridge)
Background:
Antibiotics are effective tools to prevent or treat BRD...
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
© The Author(s) 2018....
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
McGinn, S.M., Flesch, T.K., Coates, T., Charmley, E., Chen, D., Bai, M., and Bishop-Hurley, G. (2015). "Evaluating dispersion modelling options to estimate methane emissions from grazing beef cattle.", Journal of Environmental Quality, 44(1), pp. 97-102....
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: C. Wand – Beef, Sheep and Goat Nutritionist/OMAFRA; C. Richardson – Animal Care Specialist/OMAFRA
Clean snow can be an economical water source for mature Ontario ewes and beef cows....
Source: Beef Farmers of Ontario
Executive Summary
The objectives of the project are to determine:
the effects of varying rest stop duration (including no rest stop) and time in transport, on calf health and welfare;
the effects of calf source (single...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title: Determining the minimum fibre requirement for feedlot cattle and improving the empirical prediction of ruminal pH
Researchers: Greg Penner Ph.D. and Katie Wood Ph.D. greg.penner@usask.ca
Greg Penner Ph.D. (University of Saskatchewan); Katie Wood Ph.D. (University...
