Whether you call it fog fever or something else, this illness means trouble for cattle. Learn what triggers the disease and how to prevent it.
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Fog fever, or ‘the grunts,’ spells trouble for beef cattle
This illness means trouble for cattle whether it’s called fog fever or the grunts, but fortunately it can be prevented
Rest stops of no benefit to feeder calves during long hauls, according to researchers
Recent research confirms earlier findings that rest stops offer no health or welfare benefits to beef calves
Three Canadian transport trials showed that providing a rest stop during long-distance transport provided no clear or consistent benefits for the health or welfare of feeder calves.
Growth plates are instrumental in shaping a horse’s life
Horse Health: Training plans and workloads for young horses must match their skeletal development, even when they look physically mature from the outside
Young horse training plans and workloads must match their skeletal development. Failing to plan around growth plates can create lifelong physical problems.
Canada’s simplified BSE testing program shows good uptake
Canada changed its BSE surveillance after lower global incidence of ‘mad cow disease’ led to international standards shift
Going by the number of submitted material samples so far, cattle producers’ response so far to an updated national surveillance program for BSE is encouraging for Canada’s CFIA.
U.S. cattle producers fear return of screwworm
In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating New World screwworms, which haven’t been seen for 50 years
Parasitic screwworm flies are pushing northward from Central America again after being officially eradicated from the United States in 1966, threatening $1.8 billion in damage to Texas’ economy alone.
Cattle smuggling worsens outbreak in Mexico
Mexico’s illegal livestock trade exacerbates New World screwworm outbreak as U.S. closes border to Mexican cattle
Cattle being smuggled across Mexio’s southern border are making a screworm outbreak much more difficult to control.
Veterinarian shares his thoughts on the cattle industry
Veterinarian Roy Lewis provides a variety of tips that can work on western Canadian cow calf operations, both commercial and purebred.
Pork doing the right thing
Manitoba’s pork industry gives the province a lot to be proud of
Manitoba’s pork industry gives the province a lot to be proud of.
Dry summer conditions can lead to poor water quality for livestock
Manitoba Agriculture warns of poor water quality risk for livestock during dry summer
Drought conditions in the Prairies has led to an decrease in water quality, and producers are being advised to closely monitor water quality for their animals.
Adequate colostrum can prevent bloodstream infections
Antibodies contained in colostrum are critical for preventing infections before the young animal’s own immune system gains experience with microbes, matures and takes over.
