Livestock Management
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Livestock Management
Cattle group elects officials
SASKATOON — Ryan Beierbach, a rancher from Whitewood, Sask., and District 1 director, is the new chair of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association. Beierbach was elected at the recent SCA annual meeting in Saskatoon. He replaces Bill Jameson of Moose Jaw, who stepped down after one year. Rick Toney from District 4 is the new vice-chair, […] Read more
Sask. producers slow to use ‘critical tool’ of premises identification
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan beef producers have been slow to sign on to the province’s premises identification database. Agriculture minister Lyle Stewart launched the voluntary online program last June. At that time, 1,400 producers had already registered through the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency. As of late January, 1,948 were registered, or about 13 percent of the […] Read more
Use several parameters to detect sick animal
SASKATOON — Cattle producers should use multiple methods to detect sick animals, says a University of Calgary veterinary medicine professor. Edouard Timsit said producers shouldn’t rely just on pen checkers or technology. Instead, they should combine them to better determine which animals need treatment for respiratory disease. Technology such as rumen boluses, ear-mounted thermometers, pedometers […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-CME live cattle futures sag, but off lows; hogs higher
CHICAGO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures lost ground on Friday, pressured by sell stops and fund liquidation before giving way to cash price optimism that lifted contracts from session lows, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue the twice-annual cattle inventory report on Friday at 2 p.m. CST […] Read more
Timing of calving plays role in scours prevention
The timing of calving season has dramatically shifted in Western Canada over the last 20 years. Many producers are now calving in April, May and June rather than February, March and April. We can debate the advantages and disadvantages of various times of calving, but there is no doubt that the risk of cold and […] Read more
First time in Denver pays off for young breeder
Lexie Girodat won the reserve intermediate banner at the National Western Stock Show with her home-bred bull
DENVER, Colo. — Lexie Girodat has built a lengthy resume in the beef business. At age 25, the beef enthusiast from Gull Lake, Sask., has been showing cattle since she was five years old. She started working with Hereford and Angus breeder Grant Hirsche of Okotoks, Alta., when she turned 12 and learned how to […] Read moreLIVESTOCK-Cash price caution weighs on CME live cattle futures
CHICAGO, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday on profit-taking and uncertainty over the price of cash cattle on Friday, traders said. February live cattle closed down 0.300 cent per lb at 135.425 cents, and April ended 0.725 cent lower at 134.525. Market-ready, or cash, cattle bids in Texas […] Read more
U.S. on high alert for bird flu after Indiana poultry outbreak
CHICAGO, Jan 28 (Reuters) – In the two weeks since bird flu reappeared in Indiana, U.S. veterinarians have swabbed the mouths of chickens and turkeys across the country, racing to uncover any more infections and contain the virus before it causes mass death and damage like last year. Biologists also are running tests on feces […] Read more
Owners thrilled with Thunderstruck
DENVER, Colo. — It has been a golden year for an Angus bull named Thunderstruck. The National Western Stock Show grand champion, PM Thunderstruck 22’13, has connections across three provinces as well as Nebraska. Tanya Belsham, owner of Poplar Meadows Angus near Houston, B.C., bred the bull and has partnered with Ryan and Holly Currie […] Read more
