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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.

The Feeds Regulations spell out the rules by which animal nutritionists and feed companies must follow, as they govern most aspects of feed formulation. The last regulations were introduced in 1983, long before modern science and methods were in practice, leaving many producers, nutritionists and feed companies frustrated. | Getty Images

Updated feed rules expected

WINNIPEG — Some people in the feed industry are too young to recall the last update to national feed regulations, but that could soon change. “I’m really optimistic,” said Melissa Dumont of the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada. “We really are expecting these regulations to be published in 2024 unless someone in the government at […] Read more

The feed industry operates a quality assurance program called FeedAssure, which some farms have joined. With new national feed regulations expected to come into force in 2024, farmers need to check for updated requirements for the program and also to ensure they are complying with the law. | Screencap via anacan.org

New feed rules may affect on-farm milling

WINNIPEG — On-farm feed millers will need to be careful to make sure they’re complying with new feed regulations coming into force, according to the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada. “The more complicated the farm, the more controls they’re going to have to have in place,” executive director Melissa Dumont said during a question and […] Read more