Animal health websites
The Canadian Animal Health Institute is now on-line at www.cahi-icsa.ca.
The site provides information on the institute, the animal health industry, current and archived issues of the newsletter Inforum and an animal health resource directory.
Bayer animal care
Bayer Animal Health has a new site at www.bayerus.com/ah that contains information for veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners.
It covers information on horses, cattle, pigs, poultry, dogs and cats.
Electric sharpener
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George Hunter has developed a sharpener for livestock clipper blades that could be of interest to ranchers, veterinarians and pet groomers.
Regular grinders are not appropriate for sharpening clippers because of the inconsistency of the surface.
Hunter’s sharpening wheel is machined to within 1/1,000 of an inch.
The machine can be purchased whole or parts can be ordered for those who already have a suitable small electric motor.
For more information write George Hunter, Hunterhaven Farms, Box 1184, Smith Falls, Ont., K7A 5C7, phone 613-283-8293, fax 613-283-6599, or e-mail geohunter@falls.igs.net.
Michelin ag radials
Michelin agricultural tires are now available on Case IH Magnum MC tractors.
The Michelin Agribib and XM28 tire are radials, designed to increase traction, improve flotation and reduce soil compaction.
The Agribib is a standard profile, R1W deep-lug, all-round service radial.
The SM28 is a large volume radial engineered for tractors with more than 160 horsepower. The large, rectangular contact patch with deep lugs provides extra grip and minimal slippage.
For more information, phone Michelin at 877-838-8473.
Fusarium fighter
Folicur, a fungicide that combats fusarium head blight, has again been granted an emergency use permit in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Made by Bayer, it contains tebuconazole and is registered for use on all wheat varieties.
Fusarium is an increasing problem in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In addition to yield loss, producers suffer grade loss due to mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol in affected wheat. The disease is activated when surviving fungus in stubble becomes wet during showers. Warm, humid weather also encourages spore development.
If these conditions occur during heading and flowering, the crop can become infected.
Bayer recommends spraying when the heads have fully emerged and are 25-50 percent flowering.
Manitoba Agriculture regularly produces a fusarium risk forecast map and publishes it on its website at www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/.
The company says tests in Canada show Folicur consistently reduces DON levels by about 50 percent.
“While Folicur will not solve the problem of fusarium, it will help wheat producers maintain a viable market for their crop,” said Gary Platford, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture.
He recommends using the product only on wheat varieties rated as having fair or poor resistance to the disease.
