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Private bison ranches have until Oct. 15 to offer feedback on the proposal to put wild Plains bison on the species at risk list. | File photo
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Threatened species label only on public bison herds

Private ranchers worry the designation will hurt bison trade with the U.S.

The Canadian Bison Association says people should not confuse what a threatened species designation for wild Plains bison would mean for commercial operations. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has considered wild Plains bison threatened since May 2004. That status was re-examined and re-confirmed in November 2013. However, the federal government […] Read more
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Nebraska declares state of emergency in bird flu outbreak

May 14 (Reuters) – Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts declared a state of emergency on Thursday, after federal agriculture officials confirmed a second farm site had tested positive for the rapidly spreading avian flu virus. The declaration follows earlier, similar actions by governors in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, whose states have all been hard hit by […] Read more
Body condition scoring is an easy method of evaluating body fat relative to body muscle for all breeds of horses. It is done by an assessment of visible fat and by palpating six areas (shown below). An ideal body condition score for non-lactating mares is 5 or higher. Active stallions should have a condition score of 6 or 7 before the breeding season to ensure they don’t become too thin during breeding season. Active performance horses should have a condition score of 4 to 5, while the ideal score for pleasure horses is 5 to 7. | File photo
Livestock Management

Don’t show love for your horse with food, says equine expert

A horse may need to be put on a diet if its back is so fat it looks like a tabletop, says veterinarian

COCHRANE, Alta. — Horses that eat too much and exercise too little put on weight that can affect their health. “Feed by weight and feed judiciously. You can kill a horse with kindness,” says horse expert Ron Anderson of Calgary. A horse should eat 1.5 to two percent of its body weight per day. For […] Read more
Livestock Management

Technology could reveal E. coli, bruising

OTTAWA — Electronic technology could revolutionize the cattle industry. Smartphones capable of reading individual cattle identification tags and scanners to detect E. coli 0157:H7 or find internal bruises are at the prototype stage, said Mark Klassen of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. The mobile tag reader is at the second prototype stage, he told the CCA […] Read more
Livestock Management

Timing is key if euthanasia is required

Euthanasia is defined as the practice of intentionally ending a life in a painless, humane fashion to relieve pain and suffering. It can be a difficult subject to discuss, even within agriculture. Some producers are reluctant to consider euthanasia because they don’t want to “give up” on an animal. It is, however, an important subject, […] Read more

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