Tesla has now sold more than 3 million cars worldwide. There is no doubt that automotive manufacturers are shifting research and development dollars towards making more electric vehicles (EVs) in order capture some of Tesla’s growing market dominance in this space....
Having a healthy herd can benefit your operation in numerous ways. Investing in management practices that boost your herd's health can be the change you need to take your operation to the next level. Here are five ways you...
Beef packer margins have been fantastic for 2-3 years. In a nutshell that is because beef demand has been very good while cattle supplies have been ample. Packers can have it both ways now. In contrast to the packer...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
External parasites, such as lice, ticks and flies, live on and feed off their host animal. Parasites can cause stress and irritation, reduced weight gain, and production losses in beef cattle, and can also...
What is keeping farming from expanding in the north? A recent study, "Understanding the Barriers to Livestock Production in the Clay Belt: An Economic, Social, and Environmental Analysis" by Wayne Caldwell, PhD, RPP, MCIP, Sara Epp, PhD, Isabelle Chouinard-Roy,...
As the fall season approaches and some normalcy returns to our daily lives, the pace of traffic has picked up. School buses are back on their routes, commuters are home from summer vacation and back to work, and as...
Source: Livestock Gentec
During my PhD defence, my external examiner Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam an expert in Animal Biotechnology and Genetics from the University of California, Davis asked me, “If you could gene edit anything in cattle, what would it be?” Under...
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The importance of colostrum for newborn calves is well-recognized. Colostrum, the first milk produced by the cow at calving, offers a rich source of energy, nutrients, immune cells and antibodies. These antibodies are especially...
We’ve dubbed it the “smiling house.”
On my family’s regular route through the Sandhills, there’s a lonely old place, rain and time have left the wood devoid of color. Yet, with its classic, square farmhouse design—and a little imagination—its two...
As a summer student at (what was) the New Liskeard College of Agriculture Technology (NLCAT), I was hired to work on a research program that looked at synchronizing cows so they would all calve within a tight time frame....