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Can Resilience Research Help Predict PRRS?
As pollsters have learned the hard way, prediction can be fraught with peril. When dealing with a disease as destructive as PRRSV (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus), however,...
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If Genetics Pan Out, Will Producers Pay Up?
Like a newborn, cutting edge technology is a thrilling prospect until you have to pay for it. As scientists on the Efficient Dairy Genome Project (EDGP) strive to enhance feed efficiency and lower...
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Striking Disease Balance a Weighty Matter
Trying to evaluate disease resistance in pigs without employing sick animals is like testing a wetsuit in the desert: doomed from the start. Of course, finding that happy medium where there is enough...
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Genome Researcher Has Come a Long Way…Literally
Given the dynamic nature of animal genetics, it seems fitting that one of its prominent scientists has moved from the family farm in Egypt to groundbreaking research with Genome Alberta. “I grew up on...
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Beef Project Gets to Meat of the Issue
As anyone prepping kids for the first day of school can attest, things don’t always go the way you planned them. The same cannot be said for the Genome Alberta project to develop more accurate...
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Express for Success: Science Targets Gene Expression
Though encouraging kids to express themselves sounds like a good idea, it’s often better in theory than in practice. By contrast, gene expression and genetic factors that contribute to traits of...
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View, Share, Repeat: New Database Makes it Simple
In many ways, dealing with data is akin to tucking in your toddler: Simple in theory, yet fraught with challenge. As genomic research success hinges on large data sets, managing that information...
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Project Outcome May Boost your Income
Enhancing knowledge is a worthy goal, but it won’t buy you a new barn. With that in mind, researchers on the Genome Alberta beef cattle project took aim at tangible benefits for producers. Given their...
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Public Opinion: A Breeding Ground for Research
If you find “Coke versus Pepsi” to be a major dilemma, choosing your preferred breeding method for healthier pigs could prove a challenge. That said, many have strong opinions on the breeding...
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Sustainable Dairy: When Enough is Enough
If you think sustainability is overrated, try running a business without it. In fact, it’s a key objective for scientists striving to boost feed efficiency and reduce methane emissions in dairy cattle...
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Timing is Money for Dairy Project
If you ever asked for a raise in your first month on the job, you may have learned the hard way that timing is everything. It’s a concept that’s well understood by those behind the Efficient Dairy...
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Science Gets Testy with Pig Health
How could you pick out the keeners in high school? They even studied for a blood test. Maybe they were onto something, though, as today, scientists seeking to improve disease resilience in pigs are...
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Producer Feedback: A Matter of Opinions
As sensitive topics go, animal health is up there with politics and the latest flood. Yet when pork producers do discuss their feeling around animal health, the results are revealing. As researchers on...
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Science and Industry: Working Together Sets Them Apart
As anyone who has endured online dating will attest, finding your perfect match is a tough hill to climb. Yet as researchers and industry partners have proven, the right collaboration can move...
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Gene Expression Predicts Healthy, Hardy Pigs
Encouraging kids to express themselves seems like a good idea…until they actually do it. Gene expression, on the other hand, is all upside without the downside, and is key to success in applying...
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Vaccine Study Takes Its Best Shot
While current events have shone the spotlight on vaccines, pork producers have long known their value when it comes to reducing treatment expense and lost productivity. As scientists work to increase...
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Genomic Prediction Offers Glimpse of Tomorrow…Today
Seeing the future can have its pros and cons. For researchers on the Genome Alberta project to promote adoption of genomic prediction tools in beef cattle, however, catching a glimpse of the future...
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Genome Alberta and Partners Continue to Advance Canada’s Pork Industry
Collaboration key to success November 12, 2020 Calgary, Alberta - University of Alberta professor of Animal Biotechnology Michael Dyck has received new funding through Genome Canada’s Genomics...
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Healthy Interest in Disease Resilience Project
Generally speaking, research project extensions are rarer than pigs that skip a meal. Given that reality, it should speak volumes for the Genome Alberta-led project on improving disease resilience in...
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Genome Research Plays “Connect the Dots”
If you thought “connecting the dots” could be challenging as a child, try matching over half a million genetic markers with traits of interest to the pork industry. That is the task facing researchers...
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