Livestock Management
When moving cattle, the safety of handlers, their team and their animals all boils down to three things: the cattle, the handling system and the behaviour of the team.
Livestock Management
Teamwork and well-designed handling systems part of safely working cattle
Safely moving cattle also requires teamwork and an effective handling system
Fog fever, or ‘the grunts,’ spells trouble for beef cattle
This illness means trouble for cattle whether it’s called fog fever or the grunts, but fortunately it can be prevented
Whether you call it fog fever or something else, this illness means trouble for cattle. Learn what triggers the disease and how to prevent it.
Brandon auction mart closure not a harbinger of decline among Manitoba auctions
Managers and owners say they’re adapting to the changing times and in some cases seeing their sales grow
Does a diminished cattle herd and recent auction mart closures mean a general trend of decline among Manitoba livestock auctions? It doesn’t appear so.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall on expectations of US agriculture secretary announcement
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell on investor expectations that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins might announce a re-opening of the border with Mexico for cattle imports in a speech in Oklahoma on Friday. The U.S. is currently closed to cattle imports from Mexico because of an infestation south of the […] Read more
Quebec pork company calls for transparency around gene-edited pigs
Quebec-based pork company duBreton is calling for transparency around meats from gene-edited pigs on concerns that a lack of mandatory labelling will confuse consumers, and dilute certification claims. The organic sector is also calling for labelling rules.
August rain welcome, but offered limited relief
Northern Prairies still dry, while late summer precipitation came too late to boost crop yields in many regions
Increased precipitation in August aids farmers prior to harvest in southern prairies of Canada.
Meat and plant protein are both good for human health – McMaster study
No evidence that meat intake increases risk of death
A study from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. has found that meat consumption doesn’t increase the risk of death.
Conservation groups enter grazing lease debate
Five Alberta groups ask for halt of proposed project to convert native grasslands to irrigation
The Municipal District of Taber in southern Alberta remains at a political crossroads, weighing the interests of generating revenue for public services with conserving native grasslands.
Petition launched over grazing lease controversy
Battle for grazing and irrigated land continues for rural residents of southern Alberta municipality
Battle continues between the need for generation of tax revenue from irrigation and the preservation of native grasslands in southern Alberta rural municipality.
Rest stops of no benefit to feeder calves during long hauls, according to researchers
Recent research confirms earlier findings that rest stops offer no health or welfare benefits to beef calves
Three Canadian transport trials showed that providing a rest stop during long-distance transport provided no clear or consistent benefits for the health or welfare of feeder calves.
