The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating a bovine tuberculosis infection in a dairy cow from a farm in the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba.
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Bovine tuberculosis hits Manitoba herd
Manitoba’s long streak without the disease ends with a positive test at dairy farm in the Pembina Valley region
Spring elk hunt in Saskatchewan raises concerns
Elk herds are a problem for producers, but some oppose the plan because it allows heavily pregnant cows to be killed
Large elk herds have become a big problem for farmers, but a plan to tackle the issue has raised ethical concerns.
Growing elk population concerns Alberta Beef Producers members
The number of elk in Alberta is getting bigger, and so is the animals’ impact on cattle producers across the province
At the Alberta Beef Producers’ meeting in Vermilion on Jan. 23 most producers in the room shared in a long discussion of the issues arising from the growing elk population.
Game farmers encouraged by new CWD rules
Saskatchewan Cervid Alliance says new provincial regulations better manage chronic wasting disease on deer, elk farms
MEDICINE HAT — Regulatory changes in Saskatchewan are making it easier for ranchers to raise deer and elk for either meat or game preserves, according to a spokesperson with the Saskatchewan Cervid Alliance. The changes recognize chronic wasting disease as a more manageable issue for those raising deer and elk in domestic herds than trying […] Read more
Sask. farmers say elk file moves to back burner
Producers want to control feed supply damage by being allowed to hunt the animals on their own land
Elk are majestic animals that provide food for Indigenous communities and hunters, but the rising population is causing conflicts with Saskatchewan farmers. The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities passed a resolution last year calling on the government to increase hunting licences where conflicts exist between farmers and ranchers and elk. The resolution noted not all […] Read more
Elk’s regulatory squeeze
NISKU, Alta. — When Bob Boos sells a truckload of elk, he holds his breath. If the mandatory tests for chronic wasting disease come back negative, he can breathe a sigh of relief and know he will be paid for his animals. Until then, he wonders if he will have a business the following week. […] Read more
Elk producers face uphill battle for hunt farms
NISKU, Alta. — Alberta elk farmers have lobbied the provincial government for more than 20 years to approve hunt farms, but it will take more than that, said Alberta’s agriculture minister Nate Horner. “Politically, you need to convince more people than me. The former minister took it right to cabinet and it didn’t get far,” […] Read more
CWD test called ‘important development’
NISKU, Alta. — A live test for chronic wasting disease will help elk producers manage the disease so that they will no longer need to kill an entire herd in the search for additional cases, said the chair of the Elk Research Foundation. “This is an important development in our industry,” said Harvey Petracek, a […] Read more
CWD found in new area of Sask.
Chronic wasting disease has been discovered south of Melfort, Sask., marking a new area of the province for the disease. The province said a three-and-a-half year-old bull elk submitted as part of the voluntary CWD surveillance program tested positive. It was found in wildlife management zone 42E. CWD has now been confirmed in 45 of […] Read more
Alta. elk producers needed to fill growing demand
EDMONTON — The Alberta elk industry is shrinking at a time when cervid products are in good demand. The number of elk farms in the province dropped to 162 last year from 391 in 2005. These reductions in production are coinciding with a period in which meat and velvet antler for the health supplement market […] Read more
