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Overview of the National Beef Research Strategy National Beef Research Workshop June 22, 2016

National Beef Research Strategy

• Intent: ensure that public and not-for-profit

funders support the research that is most likely to contribute to the competitiveness and sustainability of Canada’s cattle, forage and beef industry.

Fragmented Funding

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Consequences

Dogpiles: Over-funding of glamorous research (transformative silver bullets) Gaps: Neglect of long- term, less glamorous areas (incremental progress) Recreational science: funding and studying the same thing even after the answer is known

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Improving funder communication

• More optimal allocation of funds across long-

term and basic research through to applied research

• Improved collaboration across research

teams and institutions

• Supporting appropriate validation of research

results while avoiding unnecessary duplication

• Identify and proactively fill research expertise

and infrastructure gaps

2011 Research Funder Survey

• Federal government (AAFC, NSERC, CAAP)
• Provincial government (ON, MB, SK, AB, BC)
• Provincial CAAP funds (PEI, NB, NS, ON, MB,

SK, AB, BC)

• Producer groups (MBC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC,

BCRC, NCFA)

2011 Research Funder Survey

• What were your priorities?
• What did you fund between Jan. 1, 2007 and

December 31, 2011?

• 593 beef, cattle and forage research projects

totaling $93.4 million

2011 Funder Priorities vs. Funding

2011 Survey: Beef Quality Funding

5 10 15 20 25 30 % of total beef quality $

Beef Quality Funding Breakdown (56 projects)

2011 Survey: Beef Quality Funding

5 10 15 20 25 30 % of total beef quality $

Beef Quality Funding Breakdown (56 projects) = ? > ?

2011 Survey: Health & Welfare Funding

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 BRD polio CNS disease % of feedlot health funding

Feedlot Health Research Funding (28 projects)

2011 Survey: Health & Welfare Funding

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 BRD polio CNS disease % of feedlot health funding

Feedlot Health Research Funding (28 projects)

2011 Survey: Health & Welfare Funding

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Johne's predation / wildife repro neonatal BVD toxins % of cow/calf health funding

Cow/calf Health Research Funding (31 projects)

2011 Survey: Health & Welfare Funding

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Johne's predation / wildife repro neonatal BVD toxins % of cow/calf health funding

Cow/calf Health Research Funding (31 projects) > ?

2012 National Beef Research Workshop

Breakout discussions…

• Once we knew what issues research funds

have been directed towards over the past five years (2007-2011)…

• What problems should researchers solve /

what opportunities should they pursue?

• What research OUTCOMES do we need to

achieve to provide the greatest benefit to Canada’s beef industry over the next 3, 5 and 10 years?

2012 National Beef Research Workshop

Breakout discussions…

• Once we knew what issues research funds

have been directed towards over the past five years (2007-2011)…

• What problems should researchers solve /

what opportunities should they pursue?

• What research OUTCOMES do we need to

achieve to provide the greatest benefit to Canada’s beef industry by 2016, 2018 and 2023?

Priorities vs. Outcomes

Priority: “Improved forage and grassland productivity” Outcome: “Develop on-farm decision making tools quantifying the return-on-investment from pasture rejuvenation, weed control, fertilization.”

Priority Areas:

• Forage,

Grassland & the Environment

• Animal Health

& Welfare

• Feed Grains &

Feed Efficiency

• Food Safety
• Beef Quality

Priority Areas:

• Forage,

Grassland & the Environment Outcomes: e.g. quantify the environmental footprint and socio-economic impact of Canada’s forage- beef sector

Funder Meeting

• Agreed to use the Strategy when making

funding decisions

• Agreed to provide funding information to a

National Beef Research Inventory to track how much funding was being directed to the

• utcomes identified in the Strategy

National Beef Research Inventory

• AAFC
• ALMA, AI-BIO, SADF, MAFRD, OMAFRA
• ABP, BCRC / Cluster, BFO, MBP, SCA
• Saskatchewan Forage Network
• Barley Cluster

Currently tracking details on 411 beef, cattle and forage research projects totaling $127.4 million

Have we been making progress?

• Are funders aligning their research funding

with the strategy?

Overall funding alignment with the National Beef Research Strategy

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 % of Funding Aligned with NBRS % of Funding Not Aligned with NBRS % of Total Research Funding Reported

Have we been making progress?

• Are funders aligning their research funding

with the strategy?

• Are we narrowing gaps and reducing over

funding?

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 Effectiveness and value of genetic markers for tenderness validated in commercial cattle. Electrical stimulation recommendations re-evaluated to reflect increased beef carcass weights. Objective in-plant measures of tenderness that can be used at line speed validated. National Beef Quality Audit (consumer satisfaction) demonstrating that 65% of inside round, 80% of cross-rib, 90% of… Potential interactions between tenderness genotype and animal management (e.g. implants, backgrounding, grassing, finishing,… Data collected to inform consumer messaging regarding the relevant nutritional characteristics of beef, including protein,… Packaging and other technologies to improve shelf life and appearance of beef developed. Canada’s beef carcass quality and/or yield advantage benchmarked relative to international competitors. Beef InfoXchange System data integrated with research analysis in

• rder to monitor changes in industry practices and identify…

Improved algorithms for prediction of lean meat yield and / or retail product percentage. Genomic and grading technologies that allow for market segmentation according to carcass quality and/or yield… National Beef Quality Audit enhanced through development and implementation of processes that facilitate the automated… National Beef Quality Audit demonstrating a reduction in carcass defects below 2012 levels (targets to be determined). Data collected through the Beef InfoXchange System analyzed to benchmark Canada Beef Advantage attributes, refine research… Complete a systematic literature review on the nutritional attributes of beef to address consumer concerns, inform… Enhanced consumer education regarding their role and responsibility in ensuring beef quality through selection of… Other (Jan. 2012 - present)

Beef Quality Research

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 Effectiveness and value of genetic markers for tenderness validated in commercial cattle. Electrical stimulation recommendations re-evaluated to reflect increased beef carcass weights. Objective in-plant measures of tenderness that can be used at line speed validated. National Beef Quality Audit (consumer satisfaction) demonstrating that 65% of inside round, 80% of cross-rib, 90% of… Potential interactions between tenderness genotype and animal management (e.g. implants, backgrounding, grassing, finishing,… Data collected to inform consumer messaging regarding the relevant nutritional characteristics of beef, including protein,… Packaging and other technologies to improve shelf life and appearance of beef developed. Canada’s beef carcass quality and/or yield advantage benchmarked relative to international competitors. Beef InfoXchange System data integrated with research analysis in

• rder to monitor changes in industry practices and identify…

Improved algorithms for prediction of lean meat yield and / or retail product percentage. Genomic and grading technologies that allow for market segmentation according to carcass quality and/or yield… National Beef Quality Audit enhanced through development and implementation of processes that facilitate the automated… National Beef Quality Audit demonstrating a reduction in carcass defects below 2012 levels (targets to be determined). Data collected through the Beef InfoXchange System analyzed to benchmark Canada Beef Advantage attributes, refine research… Complete a systematic literature review on the nutritional attributes of beef to address consumer concerns, inform… Enhanced consumer education regarding their role and responsibility in ensuring beef quality through selection of… Other (Jan. 2012 - present)

Beef Quality Research

Are we making progress?

• Are funders aligning their research funding

with the strategy?

• Are we narrowing gaps and reducing over

funding?

• What do the broader producer, research and

industry stakeholder communities think is important?

• I am primarily a….

506 responses – 58% Producers

All provinces represented

Survey demographics

Canadian beef producers in 2011 (female) Canadian beef producers in 2011 (male) ~16%

All age demographics represented with 40% of responses <40yrs

~40%

Beef Quality: survey says:

FOS

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 Technologies targeting multiple pathogens in cattle and beef production and processing facilities developed and implemented. Approaches to objectively determine the effectiveness of equipment cleaning processes in commercial packing plants developed and implemented. Increased surveillance to detect, characterize and quantify the relative human health risk of (re)emerging pathogens. Effective probiotic intervention to eliminate pathogens from beef developed. On-farm data collection and food safety pathogen incidence incorporated into the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance for beef cattle. Microbial genome sequencing used to investigate potential associations between pathogen incidence and antimicrobial use in cattle and the presence of pathogens and development of… Statistics collected through the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (surveillance) demonstrate that:… An industry meat science research chair to address issues facing the beef packing and processing sectors, and reinvigorate food safety research program capacity established. A meat science program is established at a Canadian university with educational and research components to produce highly qualified personnel serving Canada’s beef industry. Enhanced processor education to encourage the consistent adoption of known best practices to minimize the risk of pathogen contamination in beef processing plants. Enhanced further processor education to encourage the consistent adoption of proper and thorough cleaning of processing and grinding equipment. Enhanced consumer education regarding their role and responsibility in ensuring food safety in the home, including the relative efficacy of alternative in-plant interventions and at-… Research results used to inform the regulatory approval of trim and ground beef irradiation. Other (Jan. 2012 - present)

Food Safety Research

Food Safety: survey says

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 Cost-effectiveness of genetic markers for feed efficiency validated in commercial feedlot cattle. Impacts of genetic selection for feed efficiency on other economically relevant beef production traits (longevity, fertility, weaning weight, wintering costs, carcass weight, yield and… Potential interactions between feed efficiency genotype and management (e.g. implants, backgrounding, grassing, finishing, etc.) identified and appropriate breeding and management… Relative contributions of various animal metabolic processes and rumen microbes to feed efficiency quantified. The cost:effectiveness of alternative / by-product energy feeds, considering impacts on animal performance, health, product quality, and nutrient management have been identified,… Corn and cereal forage variety differences in nutrient profile and ensiling potential characterized. Feeding and production systems that improve feed efficiency by 15% developed. Agronomic strategies to increase feed grain energy yield per acre identified New feed grain varieties developed with improved feed grain energy yield per acre Nutrient management decision tools that incorporate diet nutrient composition, manure handling and transport costs, value of manure nutrients and organic matter, manure… Key feed efficiency research capacity (expertise and facilities) is maintained Feed grain breeding research capacity (expertise) is reinvigorated Other (Jan. 2012 - present)

Feed Grains & Feed Efficiency Research

Feed Grains, Efficiency: survey says

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 Improved grazing and management strategies that optimize hay yields and beef production from native range and tame pastures. Varietal and species differences in the ability of grasses, legumes and annual forages to maintain nutritional quality throughout the grazing season and in extended stockpiled or swath grazing systems to help inform producers’ seed selection decisions quan New annual and perennial grass and legume varieties with improved stand longevity, quality, yield, and adaptability (e.g. flood and drought resistance) through traditional and/or advanced plant breeding techniques developed. The “environmental footprint” (carbon sequestration, plant and animal biodiversity, endangered species, soil erosion, watershed protection, etc.) and socio-economic (environmental goods and services) impact of the forage-beef sector in Canada, including th Industry research chairs focused on tame grass and legume breeding and management/grazing established to serve Central and Eastern Canada and in the prairies and B.C. established. Reinvigorate and enhance long-term breeding programs, while capturing near-term opportunities that are currently under development. Enhanced public education regarding the impact of Canada’s forage and beef industry on Canada’s environment and economy. Grazing Mentorship Program or other similar formal producer extension programs used to encourage pasture rejuvenation every 5 years and the adoption of grazing-tolerant, drought resistant and bloat-safe legumes into pasture mixtures. Annual and perennial varieties that have been previously developed and registered but are not commercially available are investigated, and varieties showing significant potential benefits for the beef industry are accelerated to be market ready. On-farm decision making tools quantifying the return-on- investment from pasture rejuvenation, weed control, fertilization are developed. Other % of National Forage & Grasslands Research Funding Reported (Jan. 2012 - present)

Forage & Grassland Productivity & the Environment

Forage & Grassland: survey says

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 Improved diagnostic tests for production limiting diseases. Nation-wide benchmarking survey of the incidence and economic impact of production limiting diseases, health management,… National production limiting disease surveillance program developed, identifying opportunities to collaborate with… National surveillance system in place to monitor the incidence of and etiology of re- and emerging production limiting diseases. Practical, cost- effective methods of objectively quantifying and mitigating pain and stress in beef cattle under production… Benchmarks to understand the additive effects of beef production practices on pain, stress, immunity and health… Scientifically valid beef cattle welfare audit program developed. Strategies to optimize or improve the effectiveness of existing vaccination programs identified or developed. Reduced incidence of reproductive failure through improved nutritional management, diagnostic tests, vaccination and… Reduced neonatal loss through improved maternal nutrition, timing of vaccinations, and extension / technology transfer to… Modifications to current beef production practices that reduce the need for antimicrobials to prevent or treat respiratory… Improved control of internal and external parasites. Practical modifications to high energy feeding programs that reduce the incidence of metabolic diseases (e.g. acidosis, bloat,… Improved immune system function, vaccine efficacy and animal health management to reduce the need for Health Canada… Reduced incidence of metabolic diseases in beef feedlots without increased use of antimicrobials. Implementation of improved animal management systems in the industry which will reduce stress and improve animal health… Other % of National Animal Health & Welfare Research Funding Reported (Jan. 2012 - present)

Animal Health & Welfare

Animal Health: survey says…

Animal Welfare: survey says

Breakout Sessions

• Are funders aligning their research funding with the

strategy?

• Are we narrowing gaps and reducing over funding?
• What do the broader producer, research and

industry stakeholder communities think is important?

• How have completed projects contributed to these
• utcomes?
• What outcomes have been achieved? Which need

more work? Are there any new outcomes to add?

Has funder alignment with stated priorities improved?

Percent of funding allocated to priority areas: 2007-2011 2012-2015

2011 Survey: Health & Welfare Funding

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Johne's predation / wildife repro neonatal BVD toxins % of cow/calf health funding

Cow/calf Health Research Funding (31 projects) > ?

• Dec. 2015 Beef Research Inventory

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% % of Cow-Calf Animal Health Research Funding

Animal Health Funding in the Cow-Calf Sector

Beef Research Funding in Canada

• Jan. 2013 through Dec. 2015

$- $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000 $20,000,000 $25,000,000 $30,000,000 $35,000,000 $40,000,000 $45,000,000 $50,000,000

Summary

Canada’s major cattle, forage and beef research funders are aligning their funding with the National Beef Research Strategy. We know what’s being funded (and what’s not), and how completed projects are helping to achieve the Outcomes in the strategy. Can economics help us focus our funding decisions even better?

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