RED DEER — Sows moved into open-housing systems can sometimes start fighting for food and territory. In the wild, they live as family groups called sounders where there is less aggression because they know each other. In domestic barns, the group is more unstable. They live in a limited space with strangers and they are […] Read more
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Sixth generation manages this N.B. farm
Becky and Dwayne Perry have recently modernized their dairy and now incorporate a strategic cropping plan
HAVELOCK, N.B. — Six generations of the Perry family have farmed in eastern New Brunswick. Dwayne and Becky Perry are the newest generation and have developed a modern dairy recognized for environmental sustainability and adoption of new technology. Full-time farmers and the parents of three children aged eight to 11, they split duties. Becky handles […] Read more
Firm undertone to Prairie feed grain market
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Solid demand from cattle feeders and ongoing logistic issues across the Canadian Prairies should keep a firm undertone in the feed grain market for the time being, according to an Alberta broker. “The feed market has definitely moved higher,” said Brandon Motz, of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alberta, adding “demand is strong through […] Read more
Eastern Canada has hay trade opportunities
MONCTON, N.B. — Forage producers in Eastern Canada might be well positioned to export hay to the United States horse market. Freight rates coming out of Ontario and Quebec are competitive and hay can be shipped within two-day’s time to the southern tip of Florida, said Alex Christensen, president of Southeast Hay Distributors, based in […] Read more
Informed veterinary medicine requires support for science
Evidence-informed (also referred to as evidence-based) veterinary medicine is the concept of applying scientific evidence to the treatment of animals in our care. The concept was borrowed from human medicine in the early 2000s and has since generated considerable discussion, as well as inclusion in the curriculum of many veterinary schools. The idea of using […] Read more
Weekly Manitoba cattle report
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Manitoba cattle auctions were quiet over the Christmas and New Year holidays, but firmness in the United States futures markets could bode well for prices when activity resumes in the first sales of 2020. “I’m looking for a rally in the fats (butcher cattle) into about March,” said Ben DiCostanzo, senior analyst […] Read more
Study questions rest stop need
GATINEAU, Que. — Rest stops provided to calves amid 12-hour and 36-hour transport did not reduce fatigue, dehydration, stress or immune status, according to study results. Although two more years of study will provide more information on whether rest periods benefit cattle in transport, early results call into question the requirement for rest stops in […] Read more
Nova Scotia research centre focuses on grazing
Projects include planting forages from across North America to test different varieties in a number of growing conditions
NAPPAN, N.S. — One of Canada’s oldest research farms is rejuvenating the art of grazing. Agriculture Canada’s Nappan Research Centre in Nova Scotia is one of the original five Dominion Experimental Farms established in 1887. It is the only federal livestock research centre in Eastern Canada working on improving livestock management and forage production. The […] Read more
Bison study sheds light on cattle introgression
A company fine-tunes genomic tests for parentage, cattle introgression and differentiation of Plains and Wood subspecies
A company working on genomic tools for bison found cattle DNA introgression of between zero and 4.5 percent in its test project. Introgression means the transfer of genes by the repeated backcrossing of a hybrid with one of its parent species, but the general manager of NeoGen Canada cautioned that in this case that’s not […] Read more
Researchers look for new tools to diagnose TB in bison
A study beginning in January at the University of Saskatchewan’s Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence will work toward better diagnostics and a vaccine for tuberculosis in bison. Dr. Todd Shury, wildlife veterinarian with Parks Canada, said the official caudal fold test under the animal’s tail is typically used, especially when they are exported, but […] Read more
