I spent the last week in Edmonton at the Livestock Gentec conference. Theme of the conference was "Turning Information into Application" Topics ranged from Genomics Tools for Whole-herd Improvement to Understanding the Carbon Off-Set market in Alberta. One of the most interesting speakers was Fernando...
“We Don’t Guess, We Test” Beefbooster’s simple yet memorable motto has deep roots. Since 1970, the organization has been bringing together the best cattle producers, scientists and stakeholders to find a way to breed formidable hybrid bulls. Beefbooster is a beef seedstock company that operates as a...
Beefbooster has always realised the potential that DNA technology would have to its genetic improvement program. We began collecting DNA samples in 2000; and using SNP parentage technology in our seedstock herds in 2007. Since Beefbooster was already using SNP technology, the AIP program allowed...
