Lethbridge Research and Development Centre Infographic
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- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre (Lethbridge, Alberta)
- Established in 1906
- Total staff: 225
- Includes: 48 researchers
- 1 Satellite location
- Vauxhall Research Farm
- Research focuses on:
- One Health
- Feedlot FInishing of Beef Cattle
- Forage and Crop Breeding and Sustainable Production
- Crop and Livestock Biotechnology
- Forages and Beef; Dairy, Pork, Poultry and Other Livestock
- National mandate for research on feedlot finishing of beef cattle with a focus on:
- Enhancing productivity
- Reducing adverse environmental impacts
- Beef production systems
- Animal health and welfare
- National mandate for research on feedlot finishing of beef cattle with a focus on:
- Biodiversity and Bioresources
- Lethbridge RDC’s germplasm and rumen microbe collections support research
programs by providing a long-term repository of microbial diversity
- Collection includes anaerobic rumen fungi, a broad representation of rumen bacteria, and plant-associated fungi and bacteria
- Lethbridge RDC’s germplasm and rumen microbe collections support research
programs by providing a long-term repository of microbial diversity
- Cereal and Pulse; Oilseeds; Horticulture
- Developing new varieties and sustainable crop production and protection technologies for crops on irrigated and dry lands
- Beans, potatoes, rye, triticale, wheat
- Agro-Ecosystem Resilience
- Beans, potatoes, rye, triticale, wheat
- Developing new varieties and sustainable crop production and protection technologies for crops on irrigated and dry lands
- Contact Information
- 403-327-4561
- aafc.lethbridgerdc-crdlethbridge.aac@agr.gc.ca
- 5403 1st Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4B1
5403 1st Avenue South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1
Canada(403) 327-4561