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Media release: New Canadian genetic services network will improve genetics for Canadian sheep and goats
MEDIA RELEASE: NEW CANADIAN GENETIC SERVICES NETWORK WILL IMPROVE GENETICS FOR CANADIAN SHEEP AND GOATS
November 21, 2023 (Ottawa, Ontario) – The potential for growth in the Canadian sheep and goat industry is significant. Domestic production only accounts for 40% of the Canadian lamb meat market and the number of goats in Canada has more than doubled in the last 30 years.
The Sheep and Goat Industries Launch a Collaborative Project For Improving and Integrating Genetic Improvement Services in Canada
The Sheep and Goat Industries Launch a Collaborative Project For Improving and Integrating Genetic Improvement Services in Canada
Ottawa, 11 January 2022 - Canada has a strong reputation of being a world leader in genetic improvement and animal breeding. For the sheep and goat industry, there are many opportunities to build on that reputation, improve services to producers, and better integrate them.
W21 CGIL Seminars
F20 CGIL Seminars
We are pleased to invite all CGIL and ABSc faculty, students, and collaborators to the first ever Virtual CGIL Seminar on October 16th. Thank you all for your patience as we finalized the schedule and, most importantly, thank you to everyone who has offered to present this semester! We have a spectacular schedule of speakers planned for the Fall from all across North America! As usual, Virtual CGIL Seminars will be held Fridays from 1:30 pm - 2:30 PM EDT/EST.
Congratulations to Kerry Houlahan, recipient of the 2009 Brian Kennedy Memorial Scholarship
Kerry Houlahan received the Brian W. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship during the OAC Awards banquet on December 3rd, 2019.
Well done. Congratulations Kerry!