Livestock Management
CHICAGO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished moderately higher on Thursday, at first lifted by short-covering and technical buying that later gave way to initial lower cash prices, traders said. October ended up 0.375 cent per lb at 141.600 cents, and December 0.550 cent higher at 143.875 cents. Earlier on Thursday, […] Read more
Livestock Management
LIVESTOCK – CME live cattle futures rise, but off session highs
VIDEO: Lamb producers eye retail market
Canadian Lamb Producers Cooperative will welcome outside investors as it raises money for the project
STEINBACH, Man. — There is a type of processed meat missing from grocery store shelves, and a farmers’ co-operative plans to fill that space with a product missing a letter. LAM: “Lamb without the ‘B,’ ” a product made with 100 percent Canadian lamb products, is expected to come out in limited quantities in November. […] Read moreSugar corn evaluated for feed value potential
This summer, at locations from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, forage experts are evaluating the potential of a new livestock feed tentatively known as sugar corn. Agriculture Canada plant breeders in Ottawa have created several experimental varieties of corn that have a higher percentage of sugar in the stalk. Lana Reid and Malcolm Morrison, of […] Read more
Be vigilant, take action to keep infectious diseases under control
Twenty confirmed cases of equine infectious anemia in the northern Prairies and the Yukon this year make it a good time to review infection control practices for horse operations. Everyone involved in the horse industry should be concerned with limiting infections, from owners to organizers of equine events. An outbreak of an infectious disease, also […] Read more
Researchers add value to beef fat
LACOMBE, Alta. — Turning beef fat into a healthy product could be possible as scientists learn more about the effects of feed and genetics. A 1,200 pound steer with a half inch of back fat and average muscling yields a 750 lb. carcass. Breaking down that carcass produces 490 lb. of boneless trimmed beef, 150 […] Read more
Cattle producers continue to reduce herd
The total inventory of cattle and calves as of July 1 was 23 percent below its peak level recorded in 2005
The Canadian cattle herd continues to shrink, although some are wondering if the latest statistics reflect what is happening in the countryside. Record prices should be a signal to expand, said Bill Jameson, a partner at JGL Livestock in Moose Jaw, Sask. “Return on investment usually spurs expansion. If this is not the case, I […] Read moreAnthrax outbreak in northern Alberta bison herds blamed on dry weather
An anthrax outbreak caused by dry weather has taken its toll on northern bison herds. For the first time, bison have died at Syncrude Canada’s Beaver Creek Wood Bison herd in northern Alberta. Four bison from the Beaver Creek Wood Bison herd have died, three were infected and confirmed positive with anthrax. Results are not […] Read more
Education kept PED at bay: veterinarian
Informing producers about the importance of biosecurity and correct livestock truck cleaning paid off
LACOMBE, Alta. — Canadian farmers may have dodged the catastrophic effects of porcine epidemic diarrhea because their biosecurity practices were exemplary, says an Alberta veterinarian. The United States has lost eight million pigs on thousands of farms since May 2013, while Canada had only 109 cases, and half those farms are now considered negative for […] Read moreInfrared camera records changes in body heat to track hogs’ health
LACOMBE, Alta. — Future technology may tell hog farmers if their animals are sick or stressed before they ever show symptoms. Scientists at the Agriculture Canada research centre near Lacombe are using infrared thermography to monitor pigs’ health and behaviour. Livestock welfare researcher Nigel Cook of Alberta Agriculture told an Aug. 19 field day at […] Read more
LIVESTOCK-CME live cattle futures fall 3 pct, biggest drop in 4 months
CHICAGO, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle fell 3 percent on Tuesday, their biggest one-day percentage setback since early May, following the U.S. stock market tumble amid global financial concerns, traders said. Spot-October settled 1.875 cents per lb lower at 141.325 cents, and December down 1.800 cents at 143.625 cents. Wall Street […] Read more
