Livestock

VIDEO: Watering system a cattle health win

Portable livestock watering system helps Manitoba beef producer combat foot rot cases on pasture.

2 days ago

Livestock

Shifting standards on cattle parasite control

Parasite product resistance has more farmers and veterinarians thinking differently about how to control issues like lice or worms.

November 27, 2025

Livestock

Feds drill for foot-and-mouth outbreak

Foot-and-mouth drill mocks up Canadian disease defence, looks for gaps, should an infection be found in the U.S.

November 27, 2025

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  Manitoba beef weighs farmer futures

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  Weekend warrior horses at risk

  Horses need steady, rhythmic movement. Going from no activity to weekend bursts of exercise risks physical strain and injury.

  November 21, 2025

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  Gene editing against classical swine fever

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  November 21, 2025

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  Get the best air in your hog barn

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• Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, Markets

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  Pig shipments to U.S. slow as new COOL looms

  A Manitoba pork marketer says some U.S. processors have shut their doors to Canadian pigs as enforcement of U.S. voluntary…

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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 23 hours ago

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Tuesday, with cold temperatures hitting the northern U.S. Plains and Corn Belt lending some support to the futures. The February live cattle contract gained 4.875 cents per pound at 220.005 cents. Feeder cattle were up 8.800 cents in the January contract at 329.875 cents per

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Livestock, Reuters

EU vets in Barcelona for swine fever outbreak as cases rise to nine

By Reuters 1 day ago

A task force of EU vets specializing in epidemics began work in Barcelona on Tuesday to help contain an African swine fever outbreak as Spain said the number of wild boars found infected with the virus rose to nine.

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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market has volatile week

By Jerry Klassen 1 day ago

For the week ending November 29, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt higher to 10/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier. Markets were hard to define given the volatility and emotional behavior. Certain larger operations were extremely aggressive securing ownership across Western Canada while Ontario demand was more prevalent late in the week. Alberta

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Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 2 days ago

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were weaker on Monday, ending a corrective bounce off nearby lows as high beef prices are said to be limiting consumer demand. The February live cattle contract lost 1.925 cents per pound at 215.925 cents. Feeder cattle were down 2.900 cents in the January contract at 321.075 cents

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Livestock

VIDEO: Watering system a cattle health win

Portable livestock watering system on pasture shrinks foot rot cases for Manitoba cattle producer

By Greg Berg 2 days ago

Portable livestock watering system helps Manitoba beef producer combat foot rot cases on pasture.

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Hogs, Livestock, News, Reuters

Spain deploys military to contain African swine fever near Barcelona

By Reuters 2 days ago

Spain has called in its military to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever near Barcelona, a move aimed at protecting the country’s multi-billion-euro pork export industry.

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Livestock, Reuters

Europe, North America face early wave of bird flu cases

By Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide 5 days ago

An unusually early outbreak of bird flu cases affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North America is raising concerns of a repeat of previous crises that led to mass culling and food price spikes.

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Livestock, Reuters

Spain reports first swine fever case in three decades, jeopardizing exports to China

By Gus Trompiz, Reuters 5 days ago

African swine fever has returned to Spain for the first time in three decades after two wild boar found dead near Barcelona tested positive for the virus.

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Livestock

Beef DNA testing now available in Canada

By Karen Briere 6 days ago

Tissue samples for DNA testing in beef cattle can now be analyzed at the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Livestock, News, Reuters

Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France’s Institut Pasteur says

By Reuters, Sybille De La Hamaide November 27, 2025

The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.

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