Livestock Management
Recent wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan have offered a unique opportunity to study how fires affect grazing management.
Livestock Management
Fire can be effective grazing management tool
Research following devastating Prairie fires of 2017 found that severely burned grasslands recovered within five years
WP Livestock Report
WP Livestock Report
WP Livestock Report
Pheromone product promises to keep cattle calmer
The product, which mimics the scent of a cow’s udder, may help boost cattle gains and immune systems
Pheromone product FerAppease, which mimics the scent of a cow’s udder, may help boost cattle gains and immune systems.
Canadian Beef Advisors unveil five-year national strategy
The new 2025-2030 national beef strategy includes trade challenges, sustainability and global opportunities for Canadian beef
The new 2025-2030 national beef strategy includes trade challenges, sustainability and global opportunities for Canadian beef.
Less is more when it comes to lamb litter size
A veterinarian says increased mortality and lower finishing weights are the price sheep producers pay for larger litters
Sheep producers are known to strive for twins, triplets and even quadruplets in their lambing litters, but an Alberta veterinarian and sheep researcher says this could be harmful in the long run.
Provincial beef checkoff will increase this year
Those attending the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association annual general meeting voted in favour of the proposed increase
Saskatchewan cattle producers can expect to pay a higher provincial checkoff later this year.
U.S. bison ranchers rally against potential tariffs
Threatened tariffs remain a major concern for producers because the industry relies heavily on animals from Canada
The National Bison Association, based in Colorado, says the United States’ bison industry relies heavily on imported animals from Canada.
Newly funded Canadian beef research aims for sector improvements
Nine beef research projects funded through the Beef Cattle Research Council will tackle stock health issues, feed efficiency and food safety.
Nine new projects have received a collective $1.43 million in funding through the Beef Cattle Research Council’s next call for study proposals. The projects are also backed by more than $3.1 million from additional sources, the organization has said. The BCRC says the projects are targetted at areas that will help maximize the impact of […] Read more
Beef producers bring wolf predation back into spotlight
Beef producers say wolves are taking their cattle and they want more action and better insurance; the province says new measures should help
Manitoba Beef Producers says it is cautiously optimistic about addressing ongoing issues with wolf predation, although some of it members are hot under the collar about it.
Enzymes eyed as way to improve forage nutrition
Enzymes are used at low levels in poultry feed as well as hog diets, but their use is not standard practice in cattle rations
Emma McGeough, associate professor of animal science at the University of Manitoba, wants to know if enzymes can improve nutrient uptake in cattle that have forage-based diets.
