Livestock Gentec is an Alberta Innovates Centre based at the University of Alberta. It was created in 2010 to bring the commercial benefits of genomics to the Canadian livestock industry.
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Recent Articles
At the Grill with William Torres: Trust yourself, and let people know
This month’s At The Grill feature by William Torres (storyteller, empathetic connector and resonate catalyst) develops the case for trusting that producers know what they’re doing to raise the best …Read More »The the real money behind calf petting
“I became fascinated about how we might increase the profitability of the livestock industry simply by improving the welfare of farm animals in Brazil,” says Désirée Gellatly, Research Scientist at …Read More »Hypor announces new research partnership with Gentec at the Banff Pork Seminar
Well over 700 people attended the Banff Pork Seminar (BPS) from all over Canada and internationally. Canada’s top pig producers, industry specialists and decision makers represented nearly 80% of the …Read More »Life after Gentec: What is Cameron Olson doing now?
These days, former Gentecer Cameron Olson is a Production Consultant on the Feeds and Feeding team at Feedlot Health Management Services. “We help feedlot clients from Alberta to Ontario, from …Read More »At the Grill with William Torres: The Grill’s top five resolutions
I love this time of year! Christmas and New Year is when I believe mostly everyone to be in their best spirits. It doesn’t matter how bad the seeding or …Read More »
Gentec in the News
ABP Daily talks Hybrid Vigour with Gentec’s John Basarab
Alberta Beef Producers ‘Daily’ discusses improving hybrid vigour in beef herds and some of Gentec’s new genomic tools with Gentec Head of Beef Operations, Dr. John Basarab. View the article …Read More »The Bovine Podcast Highlights “Arm-Chair Rancher”
Alberta Beef Producers new podcast, “The Bovine”, interviewed Gentec’s Kira Hames (Macmillan) on the impact the “Arm-Chair Rancher” will have on the beef industry in their inaugural episode. Listen to …Read More »“Arm-Chair Rancher” Featured on UAlberta’s Folio
The Armchair Rancher app will help producers create scenarios to predict risk and potentially cut losses in their operations. Based on historical data, the app will identify current and predict …Read More »Gentec CEO Graham Plastow is interviewed by Canadian Cattlemen on the “Arm-Chair Rancher”
The Arm-Chair Rancher will capture both industry and on-farm data to help producers make decisions for their operation. The project is looking to collaborate with industry partners to collate data …Read More »UAlberta’s Dr. David Wishart talks with the Alberta Farmer Express about the “Arm-Chair Rancher”
The Arm-Chair Rancher is an app that will harness a huge database of beef industry data (weather, soil condition, commodity prices, genomics, etc.) and use machine learning to generate guiding …Read More »