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
Gentec: pivotal element in Michelle Miller’s career growth
“The punchline,” says Michelle Miller, Director of Global Portfolio Marketing for Genomics at Neogen, “is that if Graham Plastow and the folks at Gentec hadn’t created Delta Genomics, I wouldn’t …Read More »Enhancing Livestock Management: The Advantages of Multi-Spectral Cameras
This month’s At The Grill feature by William Torres (storyteller, empathetic connector and resonate catalyst) explores the advantages of using multi-spectral cameras to improve animal welfare and farm profitability. Agriculture …Read More »Part 3: GHG and the beef industry: Reducing the environmental impact in the medium term
As the world grapples with the urgent need to combat climate change, agriculture is increasingly under scrutiny for its contributions to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Among livestock, beef cattle are …Read More »Cutting-Edge Trends in Genetic Improvements for Cattle
This month’s At The Grill feature by William Torres (storyteller, empathetic connector and resonate catalyst) talks about the different ways genetic selection can benefit people and the planet. In the …Read More »Steve Miller: A perspective on Canada’s beef industry. Part 2
Former Gentec collaborator Steve Miller has had quite a decade in terms of the chance to view the beef industry across various functional responsibilities (and continents). We caught up with …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 »