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Vitamin shortage may affect Canadian herd health

Better bale storage can improve cattle health

Roundup Ready alfalfa moves closer to fields
Seeking registration | Forage Genetics International says it isn’t ready to commercialize the crop just yet
Opponents of Roundup Ready alfalfa fear the crop will be commercialized in Canada this spring, but the crop breeder says it’s too early to say. “We have heard that the industry wants to push ahead this year with Roundup Ready alfalfa,” said Lucy Sharratt, co-ordinator with the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. Mike Peterson, global traits […] Read more
Lasers measure methane to evaluate feeding systems

Drought to affect feedlots
U.S. weather woes continue | The cost of gain is going up due to rising feed prices
Widespread drought in the United States and rising North American feed prices will almost certainly result in more empty pens in Canadian and American feedlots this fall. Anne Dunford, a cattle market analyst with Gateway Livestock Exchange in Taber, Alta., said the number of cattle on feed in Saskatchewan and Alberta could drop below 550,000 […] Read more
Rancher warns feed buyers of ration containing ergot
225 times above allowable limit | Ergot restricts blood flow to extremities
The first sign of trouble, in hindsight, was the unusually excited behaviour of the yearlings, said Alberta rancher Wayne Brost. Then many of them went lame, which he initially thought was due to foot rot, but the condition did not respond to treatment. Then the cattle began to lose their hoofs, ears and tails. And […] Read more