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Recent Articles
Participation in the FAO Webinar on Climate-Smart Management of Animal Genetic Resources and Contribution to the Third Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources
Background The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), is currently coordinating the preparation of the Third …Read More »
Speaking to the Beef Industry about the Adoption of Genomic Tools
It is a busy time for the beef project team at Livestock Gentec with all our projects in full swing. However, it is always important to participate in knowledge transfer …Read More »
Knowledge Transfer updates from the Swine team
PorcQuebec Article: Maximizing Sow Productivity Luiene Moura Rocha and Raphaël Bertinotti, in collaboration with Gentec’s Jennifer Patterson, recently wrote an article for InnovaPorQ: the essentials of R&D to take action. …Read More »
Research Updates: Modelling Gilt Growth and Development
Sonja Allen, PhD candidate, recently shared her research “Growth Curve Meets Genomics: Improving Gilt Development for Lifetime Productivity” at the Hendrix Genetics R&D Team Meeting. Her presentation highlighted how gilt growth …Read More »
George Foxcroft Reproduction Workshop at the Leman Conference
We are excited to return to the Allen D. Leman Conference this year to jointly host the George Foxcroft Reproduction Workshop alongside the University of Minnesota. The workshop will be …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 »