Developing Beef Cattle Industry at Smallholders to Support Beef Self-Sufficiency

National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium (NBCEC) White Paper - Delivering Genomics Technology to the Beef Industry

Artificial selection of cattle has been practiced for centuries using a variety of methods and tools. Early selection was based on visual observations that eventually lead to the development of breeds. In efforts to improve production, selection was practiced on measured phenotypic traits with limited success depending on the heritability of the trait. The next big breakthrough in selection too...

Dwarfism In Beef Cattle.

tongue, (3) apparent muscular weakness, (4) incoordinated movement, and (5) proportionally short legs. The length of forecannon has proved to be the most accurate method of identifying the living dwarf calf at birth. Genetic studies were made to learn if dwarfism in beef cattle was inherited or if it was caused by faulty nutrition. In these genetic studies, cows that had previously dropped dwar...

Beef Cattle Improvement

Beef Cattle Research Update

Factors Affecting Cattle during Long-Haul Transport in North America Canadian researchers identified and quantified several factors affecting weight loss (shrink) and animal welfare in cattle during commercial long-haul transport (≥ 249 miles). This study documented current commercial practices in Alberta, Canada through surveys delivered to truck drives (6,152 journeys transporting 290,886 ani...

Crossbreeding Beef Cattle