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Feb-28-2024

New Genetic Evaluations Available January 2024

Genetic evaluations have been updated on GoatGenetics.Ca ! New EBVs and indexes include milk records up to January 14, 2024. Check your goats and reports ! If you have any questions about the genetic evaluation process or the numbers that you see, please contact the GoatGenetics.Ca team
Dec-18-2023

New Canadian Genetic Services Network will improve genetics for Canadian sheep and goats

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.

To capture existing opportunities, Canadian sheep and goat producers need access to the right genetics, and to the tools necessary to keep these genetics competitive.

"Our industry organizations saw this potential and began a collaborative project to improve sheep and goat genetics and record keeping," says Brian Sullivan, project lead. "This led to the creation of the Canadian Genetic Services Network to formalize our partnership and set long term goals."

The main objective of the Network is to develop strategies for the genetic improvement of sheep and goats... read more
Aug-11-2023

Notice of service disruption for system maintenance

The GoatGenetics.Ca website will be unavailable on Tuesday August 15, 2023 due to system maintenance starting at 8:30 am local time in Ottawa. The services are expected to be restored by 12:30 pm.