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Recent Articles
Graham Plastow attends the final meeting of the EuroFAANG project
Dr. Graham Plastow (Former Livestock Gentec CEO) attended the final meeting of the EuroFAANG project (https://eurofaang.eu/) at EMBL- European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) in the UK in November. The meeting was …Read More »
Livestock Gentec Beef Research 2025 by the numbers
This has been a busy year for the Livestock Gentec team. Our team has grown and we are executing on our various projects with the University of Alberta group and …Read More »
Gentec’s Jenny Patterson’s presentation at the Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop was featured in Prairie Hog Country
Jenny Patterson spoke at the 2025 Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop (RDSTW) on October 8th, 2025, an annual event hosted by Alberta Pork. It was another successful meeting this year, …Read More »
Livestock Gentec Student at Hendrix Genetics Headquarters in the Netherlands
Sonja Allen, PhD Candidate, University of Alberta, During my recent trip to Hendrix Genetics Headquarters in the Netherlands, I had the opportunity to engage with researchers and gain insights directly …Read More »
Livestock Gentec Goes to Farm Fair 2025
We are happy to report a successful Farm Fair 2025. There were great booths, livestock shows and events that make the annual event a great stop for anyone with an …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 »