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Recent Articles
How Genomic Tools are Helping Pork Producers Breed Healthier Hogs
By: Genome Alberta Alberta may be famous for its beef, but the province is also home to a thriving pork sector. Canada is the third largest global pork exporter, and …Read More »
Take The Bull By The Horns
Originally published January 22, 2025 on BeefResearch.ca Bull sale season will soon be in full swing, meaning now is the time to determine the bull selection criteria and budget for purchasing your …Read More »
Practical applications of genomics tools for improving commercial beef cattle efficiency: Livestock Gentec research update
Jordan Roberts, Tiago Valente, and John Basarab Genomic tools can add value to your cow-calf breeding decisions, though genotyping has a cost. Your willingness to invest in genotyping will affect …Read More »
Personnel announcements and team highlight March 2025
Firstly, we would like to welcome Thi Lai To back to the Livestock Gentec team. Lai is a research technician who will be helping with genotype inventorying and order proc …Read More »Livestock Gentec knowledge upcoming knowledge transfer activities Spring/Summer 2025
Livestock Gentec knowledge upcoming knowledge transfer activities Spring/Summer 2025 Dr. John Basarab Livestock Gentec CEO, will be giving several presentations over the next few months: Researcher spotlight Dr. John Basarab …Read More »
Gentec in the News
Genomics Increasingly Advancing Livestock Development
Mountain View Today interviewed Gentec’s John Basarab on the future of genomics in the beef breeding industry in Western Canada. Read the article here.Read More »
How to Keep Productive Females in the Herd Longer
Progressive Pork interviewed Gentec’s Jenny Patterson on how gilt management can set up sow lifetime productivity. Read the article here.Read More »
Picking Replacement Heifers
Canadian Cattlemen reviews project results from Gentec’s John Basarab and Cameron Olson on heifer feed efficiency and lifetime productivity. Read the article here.Read More »
Beef Sector Faces Genomic Roadblocks
The Western Producer interviewed Gentec’s John Basarab during the 2022 Livestock Roundup about the obstacles and opportunities for genomics in beef. Read the article here.Read More »
Gilt Development and a Determining Factor Behind Low Birth Weight Pigs
The SwineIt podcast interviews Gentec’s Jenny Patterson on the key components of determining sow lifetime productivity and what recent research has shown for the interactions between sows and low birth …Read More »