British company Antler Bio is bringing epigenetics to dairy farms using blood tests help tie how management is meeting the genetic potential of the animals.
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British company Antler Bio brings epigenetics to dairy farms
Blood tests help tie how management is meeting the genetic potential of the animals
Government funding boosts beef cattle genetics research at University of Saskatchewan
A University of Saskatchewan project seeking to unlock the genetic potential of Canadian beef cattle has received a funding boost from the federal and provincial governments.
Pigs can’t fly: U.S. high-end livestock breeders lose millions in China tariff fallout
China has been a key importer of American hog and dairy cattle genetics, but shipments have stalled
China is one of the biggest importers of American breeding pigs and other livestock genetic material such as cattle semen. These lucrative niche export markets had been growing, but dried up since U.S. President Donald Trump started a trade war with Beijing.
DNA samples at calving could be new norm
Alberta cattle producer says it’s time for the beef industry to catch up
For seed stock producers, taking DNA samples from newborn calves is becoming more common. Most seed stock herds calve in the winter when the temperature can dip to around -30 C or beyond, snow sparkling under a harsh winter sun. At that time of year, there is already so much to do, and adding another […] Read more
New U.S. grid premium highlights genetic merit of Angus cattle
A packer is working with the American Angus Association to reward Angus producers breeding cattle with high genetic merit scores
For cattle producers in the United States, focusing on their genetics just got a lot easier. In early May, National Beef Packing Co., in collaboration with the American Angus Association, announced new premiums for cattle based on their genetic merit scorecards. The premiums use a U.S. Premium Beef value-based grid which previously rewarded cattle that […] Read more
Canadian Beef Breeds Council to launch genetic data hub
The hub will allow breed association members to track and link genetic data, as well as everything from birth weights to ultrasounds
It’s Canadian Western Agribition week, and the aroma of mini donuts, hamburgers and smoothies mixes with the more distinct smell of livestock in every room. In the Queensbury Convention Centre, the crowd noise crowd has dimmed. Members of the breed associations are here for the Canadian Beef Breeds Council annual general meeting, and one of […] Read more
RDAR invests in Canadian Beef Industry Network genetics data platform
Purely Purebred, news from the December 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
(RDAR) has invested $640,000 in a collaborative research project with the Canadian Beef Improvement Network (CBIN) to develop a unified, standardized and producer-accessible beef cattle genetics data platform. Through this platform, CBIN will provide commercial cattle producers and the entire beef production chain access to critical data that will help better inform genetic decisions and […] Read more
Translating beef cattle genetic data into profit
The new leader of the Canadian Beef Breeds Council aims to create greater value by capturing and sharing genetic information throughout the supply chain
Sandy Russell is skilled at seeing possibilities and turning them into profit. Her career thus far has allowed her to assist different facets of the Canadian beef industry in finding greater value. Now she’s poised to lead a major initiative to capitalize on untapped opportunities to capture value from genetic data across the entire beef […] Read more
EPDs: Inside the numbers
Breaking down a real-life EPD report to understand how to evaluate and apply genetic predictions
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) predict the average performance of an animal’s future progeny for a specific trait, compared to other individuals’ progeny within the breed. They predict average group performance, rather than foretelling individual performance. “If you have a bull with a weaning weight EPD of +50 and another one with a weaning weight EPD […] Read more
Angus associations share data on foot scores
Purely Purebred: News from the January 2021 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Canadian Angus Association is teaming up with Angus Australia and the American Angus Association to combine foot score phenotypes from all three databases. Following promising results from research conducted by Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), the first updated foot score EPDs — including phenotypes from all three databases — was published November 27. “Using all […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
