Livestock Management
A semi hauling approximately 6500 chickens was involved in a accident on Highway 5 between Wadena and Kylemore, Saskatchewan on May 26th, at approximately 04:30 a.m. Police say the semi lost a wheel and when the 27-year-old driver attempted to pull the truck back onto the road its cargo shifted and crates holding live chickens […] Read more
Livestock Management
Accident scatters 6500 chickens
CME live cattle down on profit-taking; hogs end lower
By Meredith Davis CHICAGO, May 26 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed lower on Tuesday on profit-taking, traders said. The U.S. government’s monthly cattle on feed report issued Friday morning pressured CME live cattle that afternoon, and the market retained a weak tone on Tuesday. The focus is now shifting from last week’s […] Read more
CME live cattle, hogs close weak before Memorial Day
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange nearby live cattle closed moderately lower Friday on profit-taking and in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle-On-Feed reporter earlier in the day, traders said. October and December closed higher The number of cattle put into U.S. feedlots in April unexpectedly slowed […] Read more
Fewer cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in April than expected
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) – Futures prices for October and December fed cattle rose following the latest USDA cattle on feed report. The number of cattle put into U.S. feedlots in April unexpectedly slowed compared with the same month last year, partly due to healthy pastures that allowed ranchers to keep animals […] Read more
Vet reminds horse owners of vaccine importance
COCHRANE, Alta. — Vaccinations should be on the spring agenda for horse owners. Spring vaccines are recommended so that the immune system is built up before disease-spreading mosquitoes and other pests become active, said veterinarian Brettly Battistone of Burwash Equine Services in Calgary. Some diseases are not commonly seen in this part of the world, […] Read more
Tests determine if deworming necessary
Parasite resistance to commonly used treatments is increasing so egg counts are advised to ensure the right treatment is used
COCHRANE, Alta. — Deworming horses is a common springtime practice, but producers must also consider the growing problem of parasite resistance to commonly used treatments, says an Alberta veterinarian. “We know resistance is building, and it is a herd based problem,” Brettly Battistone with Burwash Equine Services of Calgary told a horse workshop in Cochrane. […] Read moreMexico weighs U.S. meat product sanctions after WTO ruling
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico said on Thursday it would decide within 15 days what sanctions to impose on U.S. meat products if the U.S. Congress does not comply with a World Trade Organization ruling on labelling. On Monday, the WTO ruled that U.S. country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws discriminated against imported meat from Mexico and […] Read more
CME live cattle, hog futures climb on short-covering
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle closed higher on Thursday on short-covering and futures’ discounts to cash prices, traders said. June closed up 1.025 cents per pound to 152.375 cents, and August was 1.175 cents higher at 150.900 cents. This week, the bulk of market-ready, or cash, cattle […] Read more
Livestock transport needs work
Michelle Groleau’s office at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency receives regular complaints about cruel treatment of animals during transport. She told the Canadian Livestock Transport conference in Calgary May 6 that the only contact many people have with livestock is when they see animals being moved in trucks on the highway or at border crossings. […] Read more
Sudden death caused by ruptured aorta puzzles experts
Acute heart failure is a rare but dramatic cause of sudden death in horses. Perhaps its most famous victim is Hickstead, a Canadian Olympic hero whose death in 2011 shocked the show jumping world. The bay stallion collapsed suddenly and died after a competition in Verona, Italy. The event was broadcast around the world and […] Read more
