Tag: animal genetics

57th Annual Florida Dairy Production Conference

by aubreypearce

November 15, 2023

By: Izabella Toledo The 57th Annual Florida Dairy Production Conference took place on November 2nd, 2023, at the Straughn Extension Professional Development Center in Gainesville. The conference brought together dairy industry leaders ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Animal Behavior, Animal Genetics, Animal Management, Animal Research, Animal Sciences, Ans, Dairy, Dairy Extension, Extension, UF Animal Science

Genomics: Transforming the Beef Industry

by aubreypearce

September 20, 2023

By Raluca Mateescu, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida Genomics is the field dedicated to exploring DNA's structure, function, evolution, and genetic composition in animals. It encompasses the entirety of genes and genetic ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Animal Genetics, Animal Science, Animal Sciences, Ans, Beef Cattle, Cattle, Genetics, Research, UF Animal Science

Meat Quality in Beef Cattle: Is the Marbling Score the Best Indicator we can use?

by Jessica Czipulis

January 18, 2023

By Raluca Mateescu, Professor The strength shown by the high-quality branded beef market in the last few years confirms that a sizable proportion of consumers are willing to pay for assured quality, i.e., tender, flavorful, and juicy beef. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Animal Genetics, Animal Science, Beef, Beef Cattle, Meat Quality, Meat Science, Tenderness

Basic Genomic Principles for Beef Cattle

by Jessica Czipulis

December 6, 2022

By Raluca Mateescu, Professor A primer of genetics and inheritance. Use of genomic technologies in the beef industry is rapidly increasing. To understand the value and use of DNA markers, it helps to begin with basics about the genome ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Animal Genetics, Animal Science, Beef Cattle, Genetics, Genomics, Genotype, Inheritance

Phenotypic and Genetic Relationships Underlying the Thermotolerance-production Complex in Beef Cattle

by Jessica Czipulis

November 25, 2022

By Raluca Mateescu, Professor INTRODUCTION In tropical and subtropical regions where more than half of the world cattle are maintained, climatic stress is a major limiting factor of production efficiency. This stress is expected to increase ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Animal Breeding, Animal Genetics, Animal Science, Beef Cattle, Bos Indicus, Climate, Genetics, Heat Tolerance, Selection

Opening New Opportunities with a Certificate in Animal Genetics

by Savannah Linzmaier

November 2, 2022

Written by Raluca Mateescu, Professor of Animal Genetics and Genomics, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida Overview The Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida is the first US institution to offer a ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Animal Genetics, Animal Genetics Certificate, Animal Science, Animal Sciences, Ans, Genetics, Undergraduate

Hair Coat Characteristics and Thermotolerance in Florida Beef Cattle

by Jessica Czipulis

October 28, 2022

By Dr. Raluca Mateescu, Professor Importance of heat stress Heat stress is a major cause of economic loss for beef cattle producers in tropical and subtropical environments, including Florida. Bos indicus genetics are commonly introduced ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Animal Breeding, Animal Genetics, Animal Science, Ans, Genetics, Heat Stress, Heat Tolerance, Livestock

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