Livestock Management
Lymph nodes are present throughout the body and are an important part of the immune system in animals. Their main function is to drain and monitor lymph from specific locations in the body. Lymph, also known as lymphatic fluid, is a liquid that forms from normal leakage of microscopic blood vessels in tissues. It is […] Read more
Livestock Management
New research to look at dairy welfare, technology
The use of artificial intelligence to help farmers improve dairy animal care will be studied on Ontario and Quebec farms
A new research collaboration at McGill University and the University of Quebec in Montreal will explore the role of artificial intelligence in promoting dairy cattle welfare. The project aims to create “a digital living lab to link animal welfare and dairy farms’ profitability.” An updated Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy […] Read more
Three-in-one vaccine difficult to accomplish
DES MOINES, Iowa — It might sound easy to take three vaccines, mix them up and stick them in a bottle. It’s anything but in the real world of scientific limitations, commercial management and regulatory requirements. That daunting combination was on display when Merck Animal Health unveiled its Circumvent CML vaccine. Multiple studies examining the […] Read more
‘Intelligent nutrition’ promoted for livestock sector
DES MOINES, Iowa — Nutrition isn’t an easy or fast way to make money in the livestock industry. But that doesn’t seem to rattle the folks at Novus International, who enthusiastically presented their newest creations at the World Pork Expo here in June. “There is intellectual property on the nutrition side, you just have to […] Read more
Ukrainian hog producers cope with long power cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa — Like most farmers at the World Pork Expo, Yaroslav Bondar was there to pick up the newest ideas about hog production. But unlike most producers there, he’d been trying to manage tens of thousands of feeder pigs while cruise missiles slammed into nearby powerplants and threw his barns into darkness for […] Read more
AgriStability tweaked, other BRM programs considered
Agriculture ministers to move up the enrolment deadline for AgriStability to improve payment times to producers
Provinces could offer two different accounting methods for AgriStability by 2025. However, one of the choices would put less money in Saskatchewan farmers’ pockets. Canada’s agriculture ministers agreed last week that provinces could allow participants to use cash or accrual accounting. The idea is to boost participation in the business risk management program by allowing […] Read more
Cattle theft raises security concerns
The brazen theft of 85 cattle worth about $175,000 has an Alberta rancher fearing that other beef producers are being increasingly targeted by criminals. More RCMP officers must be hired to deter such thieves as part of improved resources to track down stolen cattle, said John Meston, whose farm is near Westlock, Alta., north of […] Read more
Irrigators asked to drop straw, feed livestock
The largest irrigation district in Saskatchewan is encouraging members to drop straw this harvest season. The South Saskatchewan River Irrigation District No. 1 said July 26 it asks all irrigators to drop straw to help feed livestock this winter. SSRID’s office will co-ordinate the process to get feed where it needs to go. Livestock producers […] Read more
Manitoba meat plant expansion to keep more sows in Canada
The Manitoba and federal governments are investing $2.4 million in the Winkler Meats project, for new harvesting and processing equipment and a high-capacity packaging line. The province is also providing $7.8 million in loan financing and tax rebates.
Livestock producers call for more drought help
Sask. crop insurance doubles low-yield thresholds to allow crops to be used for feed, but farm group says more is needed
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association called for an immediate AgriRecovery assessment last week, even as governments moved to make it easier to turn low-yielding crops over for feed. President Garner Deobald said the steps taken so far, such as potential rent reductions on crown pasture, are helpful but don’t go far enough. Implementing AgriRecovery could […] Read more
