High Prairie, Alta. — The shooting of a grizzly bear preying on cattle in the Peace Region has re-ignited the debate over how far ranchers can go to protect themselves and their livestock. Leroy Scott Peats, with the Whitemud Provincial Grazing Reserve near Dixonville, Alta., has been charged for allegedly shooting a female grizzly and […] Read more
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Fatigued animals a concern for producers
Muscle trauma, fatigue can cause animals to be unable to stand or walk after transport to slaughter plants
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The livestock industry is starting to pay more attention to the issue of fatigued animals arriving at slaughter plants. “Mobility of cattle at slaughter facilities has gained a lot of focus over the last few years,” said Jacob Hagenmaier, a veterinarian and PhD candidate at Kansas State University. Some have suggested over-use […] Read more
Experts debate theories behind cow’s unusual behaviour
Sascha-Kate Marskell believes nitrate poisoning was the reason one of her cows went temporarily crazy and attacked her without provocation several years ago, inflicting injuries that still bother her. Soil tests from the pasture where that cow and some of the other late calvers were held showed nitrate levels of up to .09 percent, which […] Read more
Producer recalls day gentle cow attacked
“On this day I had no exit strategy because I didn’t think anything would happen,” says Sascha-Kate Marskell
It was the kind of day that cow-calf producers love: late spring and sunny, near the end of calving season. Newborn calves frolicked in the pasture, their dams keeping watch and chewing their cuds. The bright green of new spring grass was evident around the bale feeders and in many of the pasture’s sunny spots. […] Read more
