Dairy

• News Articles

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    A better future together - how LRIC works for its members

    Milk Producer, March 2021: Nearly a decade ago, leaders from Ontario’s livestock sector came together with government to form Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) to help create and advance a collaborative approach to research and innovation. Dairy Farmers of Ontario recently reconfirmed their commitment to LRIC and collaborative research and innovation in Ontario's livestock sector.

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    New mentorship program builds bridges

    Canadian Poultry, January 2021: Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) has launched a mentorship program for new University of Guelph faculty in the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), and College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CPES) to make connections to the provincial livestock industry.

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    Dairy sector ready for second wave of COVID-19

    Ontario Dairy Farmer, November 2020: As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic gathers steam in Canada, the nation’s food supply chain - and the dairy sector in particular - is much better prepared to handle new rounds of upheaval than six months ago.

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    Dairy: New DNA-test for rapid A1 detection in milk

    LRIC newsletter, October 2020: A Swiss biotech company has developed a quick, reliable way to identify the presence of A1 beta-casein in milk.

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• Research Scouts

• ‘Buttergate’ debunked: No evidence butter is harder due to palm supplements for cows

  Published March 26, 2021

  Visit theconversation.com

• Feeding Cattle Seaweed Reduces Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions 82 Percent

  Published March 24, 2021

  Visit www.ucdavis.edu

• Red Clover, Red Clover - reduce hyper-ammonia-producing bacteria in cattle rumen

  Published March 22, 2021

  Visit tellus.ars.usda.gov

• Forget the fly swatter: Biologists map genes to fight stable flies

  Published March 19, 2021

  Visit www.uc.edu

• European innovations aim to capture waste from cows

  Published March 19, 2021

  Visit farmtario.com

• Seaweed as a methane inhibitor is not free of risks

  Published March 16, 2021

  Visit www.wur.nl