Selecting beef bulls
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Buying a new herd bull is a decision that will have long term effects on the...
Testing for beef tenderness
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
Validation of a Genetic Marker for Beef Tenderness
Researchers:
Stephen P. Miller miller@uoguelph.ca
Background
Providing consumers with consistently tender beef, the holy grail of...
New reproductive tool may help meet consumer demand for ‘natural’ food
Source: University of Saskatchewan, Chris Jermey
Today’s consumers want more from their food, and the beef and dairy industries are constantly striving to meet these...
Feeding to maximize reproductive performance of your cows and heifers
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Providing adequate nutrition to your breeding herd saves on feed costs and maximizes reproductive performance. It’s important to...
Genetic abnormalities in beef cattle
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: Don Blakely – Beef Cattle Specialist/OMAFRA
Introduction
Congenital defects can cause abortion or be present at time...
Effects of the galanin gene on ADG & fat deposition
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
“Effects of a Genetic Variant in the Galanin Gene on Gain and Fat Deposition in Cattle”
RESEARCH INSTITUTION: University of Saskatchewan L
EAD...
Scientists discover two genes which cause heart failure in feedlot cattle
Source: MatMa Corp news release
(Left panel) Disease progression in an affected heart. RV and LV, right and left ventricles, respectively; PA, pulmonary artery....
How to use EPDs
Source: Canadian Angus Association
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) are the most powerful genetic tool we have for selecting the best animals for your breeding program....
Marbling and your cow herd
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
What Is It?
Marbling is viewed as the major determinate of quality grades. It is the term...
The GENOTEND chip: a new tool to analyse gene expression in muscles of beef...
Source: BMC Veterinary Research
Jean-Francois Hocquette,
Carine Bernard-Capel,
Veronique Vidal,
Beline Jesson,
Hubert Levéziel,
Gilles Renand &
Isabelle Cassar-Malek
Abstract
Background
Previous research programmes have described muscle...