Livestock Management
The Calgary ranch horse sale is a feel-good event that draws the cowboys to town. It was added to the Calgary Bull Sale as a special attraction to bring in the crowds and refresh the event after 107 years. Organizers succeeded by filling the sales pavilion on the Stampede Grounds to the uppermost benches on […] Read more
Livestock Management
Calgary horse sale feature captures interest, bidders
CFIA continues BSE feed search
Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials continue to search for cattle that may have been exposed to the same feed as the bull confirmed with BSE in February. The Alberta bull was born in 2000 and was at least 6 1/2 years old when it died. It was born and raised on the farm where it […] Read more
Corn silage works for Saskatchewan rancher
Corn silage has a new northern home near Saskatoon. Corn silage is not normally thought of as a forage crop for cattle producers north of 50 degrees latitude. But 50 kilometres north of 52 degrees, near Broderick, Sask., the Fuglerud Ranch is enjoying success with ensiled corn this winter. Dennis Fuglerud wanted to expand his […] Read more
Cattle feeders group targets unique issues
Canadian cattle feeders have formed a national association. The National Cattle Feeders of Canada held its first annual meeting in Red Deer on Feb. 24. Rick Paskal of Picture Butte, Alta., was named president, Marc Grimard of Quebec was named vice-president and Doug Kauffman of Ontario is director at large. The new group plans to […] Read more
Age verification still inaccurate
RED DEER – Too few age-verified cattle are being sold, which is limiting the numbers available for export, cattle producers heard at a recent meeting. The Alberta Cattle Feeders Association passed a resolution during its annual meeting Feb. 23 to pay ranchers to tag and age verify their calves. Delegates did not indicate where the […] Read more
Prion proteins perplex researchers
A pile of bricks can be built into different structures. That situation confounds scientists studying prion-related diseases such as Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease, scrapie, BSE and chronic wasting disease. “There are quite a number of methods to differentiate prion strains,” said researcher Adriano Aguzzi of the University of Zurich in Switzerland. But scientists still don’t know what […] Read more
Volunteer spirit builds centre
ASSINIBOIA, Sask. – Kiara Brost and her friends scan the movie posters at the theatre inside the Prince of Wales Cultural and Recreation Centre. “It’s a treat to come and see a wide screen TV,” explained eight-year-old Brost. “I come as often as I can.” It’s something the children’s parents would not have been able […] Read more
Special gene producers calves with tender meat
A Saskatchewan rancher hopes the premium price paid for his animals at auction will create a greater demand for his calves with a special tenderness gene. Gerry Duckworth of Courval credits the star six DNA technology that ensures a tender steak as the reason his 400 Black Angus calves topped the market at Swift Current […] Read more
Shipment of breeding cattle may open doors
When 80 Holstein heifers left Canada March 2 for Barbados, they became the first shipment of breeding cattle to be exported from this country since BSE closed borders to trade in 2003. The bred heifers came from Shore Holsteins Corp of London, Ont., owned by Hardy and Bill Shore. The company has exported dairy cattle […] Read more
Beef quality could boost producer profit
RED DEER – Beef producers may be able to make money in an otherwise soft cattle market this year if they can raise a steer that grades high on quality. “If you can produce the higher grading cattle as far as quality grade, you’re going to have a readily available market to you and it […] Read more
