OLA Annual General Meeting
Grand River Raceway - Elora, ON
Meeting start time 10:00am
Cost is $38.00 incl taxes
Guest Speaker: Dr. Steve Miller
Associate Professor University of Guelph
"Genomics - where are things headed for the beef industry and Limousin breeders"
Dr. Miller is a leading expert in the field of Genomics specifically relating to beef cattle. His current projects include:
- Large Whole Genome Scan (Illumina Bovine SNP50 array) for growth, feed efficiency and carcass traits in beef cattle. A collaborative effort with the Alberta Bovine Genomics Program, University of Alberta and International collaboration with USDA Meat Animal Research Centre and the Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Cattle, Australia
-Advanced recording, evaluation and reproductive technologies in beef nucleus herds.
For more information and driving directions to Elora feel free to download the *2012 AGM Notice* |