Cattle Breeding in Canada
Canada Agriculture - The First Hundred Years
Livestock Records Centralized
Toward the end of the nineteenth Century, Canada's trade in purebred livestock was becoming well established...
Breeds of beef cattle in Ontario
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
FACT SHEET written by: Joanne Handley - Beef Cattle Geneticist/OMAFRA
Breed Comparisons
The environments and resources available to...
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) for Limousin
Performance
Genetic Evaluation
Elite Limousin Dams
Elite Herds
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs)
Expected progeny differences (EPDs) are important tools in making selection decisions...
Residual Feed Intake (Net Feed Efficiency) in Beef Cattle
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Improving the feed efficiency of a beef cattle herd can mean big savings for producers. One way to achieve this...
Crossbreeding systems for beef production
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,...
Does cow nutrition during pregnancy affect gene expression in the calf?
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...
Crossbreeding beef cattle
Source: Virginia Tech, Scott P. Greiner, Extension Animal Scientist, Virginia Tech
The economic climate of today's beef business is challenging. Commercial cow-calf producers are faced with...
Marbling in double muscled steers
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Some breeds of cattle are prone to double muscling. These animals have enlarged muscles, giving them the appearance of being...
Genomics have arrived for CCA genetic evaluation
Source: Canadian Charolais Association
The initial EPD run which includes Genomics has now been provided by Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), our genetic evaluation service provider....
Bull selection: Using economically relevant traits
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
Editor’s note: The following is part three of a four-part series that will help you to evaluate different breeding programs,...