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Fall 2020
Excellent pork meat quality for improved eating experience is becoming increasingly important to consumers and therefore the hog industry as a whole. One of the most interesting factors associated with eating experience is fat; fat plays a significant role in the acceptance (and rejection) of...
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Rangeland Habitat Use and Activity of Cattle with Divergent Molecular Breeding Values for Residual Feed Intake
DownloadSpring 2018
Selection for the trait residual feed intake (RFI) is an emerging tool for cattle producers to manage feed costs within the beef industry. This study explored whether cattle habitat use and activity on extensive pasture-based systems in the dry mixedgrass of Alberta differed between cattle with...
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Fall 2020
Meat and carcass quality traits are of increasing interest to the swine industry due to their influence on customer purchasing and repurchasing decisions. However, meat quality traits must be measured post-mortem, meaning that these traits cannot be measured on the potential breeding candidates...