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.
Upcoming Events
March 21. The Truth about Cattle and Methane Emissions. WEBINAR
March 23-24. Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference. Calgary, AB - CANCELLED
March 31-April 1. London Swine Conference. London, ON - SUSPENDED
March 31-April 1. Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef semi-annual meeting. Calgary, AB - changed to WEBINAR STYLE
April 3-4. Beef Margin Management Seminar. Lethbridge, AB
April 4-7. 4th Annual Gene Editing US Congress. Boston, USA - Delivered Digitally
April 6-7. Saskatchewan Beef Expo, Saskatoon, SK
April 15-17. Alberta Institute of Agrologists 15th Annual Conference. Banff, AB - CANCELLED
April 15-18. National Holstein Convention. Saskatoon, SK
April 24. Genomics in the Future of Agriculture (special guest speaker: Gentec CEO Graham Plastow)
Our Social Events
December 18, 2019
Thanks to the LG Social Committee for organizing
our Christmas Party at Laser City.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
June 06, 2019
Thanks to the LG Social Committee for organizing a fun
"team-building" activity at lunch.
We all had a blast!
Recent Articles
Solving AMR through a One-Health lens
The newly-funded Antimicrobial Resistance – One Health Consortium managed out of Ucalgary* is about to play an important role in how we safeguard the eroding ability of antibiotics to save …Read More »1,600 chickens… and counting
Because the Leghorn chicken is so prolific (up to 320 eggs/year!), it is the darling of the egg industry, and produces the vast majority of eggs in Canada. They lay …Read More »Coronavirus: the latest zoonose
Coronaviruses are a family of zoonotic viruses; zoonotic meaning that they can pass from animals to people. SARS is one example, ebola, MERS and H1N1 are others. The sources have …Read More »Banff Pork Seminar; the experiences and insight from a student presenter
By Teresa Lantz Every January for the last 14 years, Banff, Alberta plays host to the Banff Pork Seminar (BPS). The Fairmont Banff Springs Conference Centre currently accommodates this event, …Read More »Wind, Rain, Cows and now… Fish
In April 2019, we spoke with Gentec PhD student Robert Mukiibi about his experience working with Ireland’s Teagasc on a joint project to find biomarkers for feed efficiency in cattle …Read More »