Lactanet’s new fee-for-service breeding tool initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canadian and Swiss Holstein herds will launch in April 2026.
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Genetics
Lactanet turns methane expertise into business opportunity
he Canadian dairy genetics organization will partner with Swiss counterpart on genetic index for methane emissions
Back to the drawing board for sexed semen fertility ratings
Lactanet pulls fertility ratings prototype following ‘questions and concerns’
Lactanet, the national genetic evaluation and dairy data provider, goes back to the drawing board with its sexed semen fertility rating index prototype.
Developing nations outpace Canada on gene-editing livestock
How do Canada and its current regulatory approach compare to other countries?
Canada may want to gauge how Argentina and other countries have approached gene editing in livestock and what that has meant for local innovation in developing countries.
What’s in a moo?
New apps interpret moos and measure methane on dairy farms
Dalhousie University researchers use artificial intelligence to create new dairy farm apps that interpret moos and measure methane.
Canadian-bred cow wins World Dairy Expo Holstein show
Lovhill Sidekick Kandy Cane is the second champion of the show bred by the Lovich family of Saskatchewan
A cow bred in Saskatchewan, Lovhill Sidekick Kandy Cane, is the Grand Champion Holstein at the 2025 World Dairy Expo.
VIDEO: EastGen unveils refreshed brand identity at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025
Announcement made at Customer Appreciation Lunch in Dairy Innovations Centre
EastGen revealed a new brand identity at customer appreciation lunch at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.
Innovators honoured ahead of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025
Innovation awards recognize agriculture technology and improvements across five categories
Canada’s Outdoor Farm show hosts an annual Innovations Awards program to recognize the best and brightest in agricultural equipment and innovation.
Polled genes continue to spread quickly in Canadian dairy cattle
There are now seven of the top 100 Lifetime Profit Index bulls carrying polled genes
There are more and more dairy cattle carrying polled genes - meaning they’ll have no horns. In fact, the percentage of dairy females with polled genes grew to more than 12 per cent today from less than two per cent a decade ago.
Uhr, Goodwill Ontario representatives at European Young Breeders School
The two young dairy farmers selected for a trip to Belgium for the international experience
Nadia Uhr and Robert Goodwill, two young Ontario dairy farmers, made the recent trip to Belgium for European Young Breeders School
Dairy calf health genetic tool launches Aug. 12
Farmers can select for calves which better resist respiratory problems and diarrhea
Canadian dairy armers can select for calves which better resist respiratory problems and diarrhea with a new tool from Lactanet that launches Aug. 12, 2025.