Author Archives: SPANS

Sheep Genetics Webinar

The second genetics webinar for 2018 hosted by the University of Guelph and OMAFRA is: Tuesday February 6, 2018 1:10pm Presenter: Erin Massender (Meat me Halfway: Methods to Improve Carcass Traits Through Indirect Selection). She will be discussing what she has learned about selecting for carcass traits using Canadian sheep data. Please contact Delma Kennedy […]

“Genetic Improvement for Ewe Traits” Webinar

Below is information on an upcoming sheep genetics webinar for those interested: “Genetic Improvement for Ewe Traits”, a talk by Mohammed Boareki, MSc. He will be discussing the selecting for ewe traits using Canadian sheep data. January 23, 2018 from 1pm-1:45pm. This is hosted by the University of Guelph and OMAFRA. Please contact Delma Kennedy […]

Traceability Update – Livestock Operators Encouraged to Apply For a Valid PID Now

“CFIA’s proposed animal identification and livestock traceability regulatory amendments may require all livestock operations to have a valid PID and use it to report animal movement data to the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS) database.” For more information, please click the following link to read the article in the Canadian Cattlemen Association: http://mailchi.mp/cattle/cca-action-news-ezouu7j6jl-248165#four