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Cow-Calf Survey

 
Do you wonder how your cow-calf operation compares with others in your region, province or herd size on matters like conception rate and weaning weight? A joint effort representing the cow-calf industry in many parts of the country is helping cattle producers do just that. Barry Yaremcio, beef forage specialist at the Ag-Info Centre, joins us on the line to talk about the second Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey.
 
Interview with Barry Yaremcio (1:19 minutes) (617 Kb)
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Evan Grusenmeyer from the University of Missouri breaks down what genetic engineering really means for the swine industry. He outlines key concepts like transgenics, gene editing, and introgression, and discusses where this technology could take us, especially regarding disease resistance. Learn how these tools might help producers face today’s biggest health challenges. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Genetic engineering is a tool that takes us to the next level by enabling targeted changes to traits that need to be changed, amended, or brought into the population."