Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was $68.89 March. 12. The March 5 price was unavailable. U.S. hogs averaged $84.40 on a carcass basis March 12, up from $81.04 March 5. The U.S. pork cutout was $98.30 per hundredweight March 12, up from $95.14 March 5. The estimated U.S. weekly […] Read more
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Slaughter shift to U.S. creates bison price gap
Producers who sell to Canadian slaughter plants are being paid significantly less than those selling to the United States
For Canadian bison ranchers, the last 12 months have been good or awful. If a rancher has a business connection with a buyer in the United States and is exporting live bison there, then it’s been good. If not, it’s been awful. That’s because there’s a massive price gap, where bison sold into the U.S. […] Read more
A new age arrives in breeding soundness evaluations
This article should have some good information for everyone: those thinking of evaluating for the first time, the seasoned veterinarian who has been doing it for many years for his clients and the new graduate veterinarian just getting into the process. Pulling out infertile bulls and finding bulls with other problems is now common practice […] Read more
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Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was not available March 5 and $58.83 Feb. 25. U.S. hogs averaged $81.04 on a carcass basis March 5, up from $78.52 Feb. 25. The U.S. pork cutout was $95.14 per hundredweight March 5, up from $93.84 Feb. 25. The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter […] Read more
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Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was $58.83 Feb. 25, up from $55.75 Feb. 19. U.S. hogs averaged $78.52 on a carcass basis Feb. 25, up from $69.22 Feb. 19. The U.S. pork cutout was $93.84 per hundredweight Feb. 25, up from $91.49 Feb. 19. The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter […] Read more
Alberta producers borrow a page from craft beer sector
Trish and Greg Tetz develop a marketing program that promotes the individuality of meat raised by different producers
Many seemingly unlikely ideas have been hatched over a beer or two and an Alberta farming couple says their new business was partly inspired by the example of small breweries that make such beer. “Everybody’s already aware of the concept behind craft beer, right?” says Trish Tetz, pointing to the way independent breweries make their […] Read moreWP livestock report
Hogs U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts is $55.75 Feb. 19, up from $49.54 Feb. 12. U.S. hogs averaged $69.22 on a carcass basis Feb. 19, up from $65.38 Feb. 12. The U.S. pork cutout was $91.49 per hundredweight Feb. 19, up from $88.38 Feb. 12. The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter to […] Read more
Mycoplasma bovis major threat for feedlots
About 40 percent of animals infected with M. bovis in the feedlot either die or are in the chronic pen and euthanized
Mycoplasma bovis is a bacterium that affects cattle and bison. In cattle, it can cause mastitis, arthritis and pneumonia. Not all infected animals get sick, however. Some just shed bacteria without signs. Dr. Jennifer Davies, pathologist and director of the diagnostic lab at the University of Calgary, said it can affect all age groups of […] Read moreWP livestock report
Hogs The U.S. national live price average for barrows and gilts was $49.54 Feb. 12, up from $49.19 Feb. 5. U.S. hogs averaged $65.38 on a carcass basis Feb. 12, up from $61.33 Feb. 5. The U.S. pork cutout was $88.38 per hundredweight Feb. 12, up from $84.18 Feb. 5. The estimated U.S. weekly slaughter […] Read more
Mutated variants part of infectious pathogens’ evolution
One of the more concerning events during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the detection and emergence of virus variants. These variant strains have mutations that slightly alter their genetic code such that they are more readily transmissible, a worrying feature given the issues with control already occurring. Even more frightening, there is growing evidence that […] Read more
