Livestock
For the week ending September 27, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower compared to seven days earlier.
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Financial metric focus can lead to different dairy decisions
It’s not always about milk volume. Focusing on dairy farm productivity without proper financial analysis and monitoring could mean less…
Elite Services expands chicken handling into Manitoba
B.C. poultry handling company Elite Services will take over Unity Catchers’ operations on Manitoba farms
Canadian company calls for transparency on gene-edited pigs
Quebec pork company duBreton says Canadian approval of gene-edited pigs could cause consumer confusion without labelling rules on the meat.
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Preg-checking season is the perfect time to re-evaluate your beef cows’ nutrition
Copper, zinc and selenium are three critical minerals often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds, farmers can break that cycle…
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Fall grazing flush can set cattle up for fog fever, or ‘the grunts’
Using hay to limit gorging during a sudden fall pasture flush can avoid the dietary shock that sets cattle up…
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A new vaccine for bovine tuberculosis? Maybe not yet, but a step closer
Bovine TB vaccine candidate MSX-1 may finally offer cattle some disease protection without interfering with tuberculosis test results, but it’s…
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Manitoba tick study focuses on testing, other carriers for anaplasmosis
Manitoba research explores anaplasmosis transmission from ticks and, maybe, flies, as well as laying hopeful groundwork for a better test…
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Avian flu has major economic costs for infected dairy herds
A U.S. study shows highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cows can cause severe mastitis and costly decreases in…
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CFIA raw poultry policy to tighten food safety
Canadian poultry slaughterhouses will have to test carcasses for pathogens before chilling when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s new pre-chill…
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Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile
Financial metric focus can lead to different dairy decisions
Top milk production isn’t always the most profitable for a Canadian dairy farm, former veterinarian and current MBA holder says; financial metrics can lead farmers to make different decisions
It’s not always about milk volume. Focusing on dairy farm productivity without proper financial analysis and monitoring could mean less profit, says Chris Church, a veterinarian with an MBA.
U.S. criticizes Mexico’s handling of screwworm near border
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday said Mexico has not adequately enacted protocols to curb the spread of New World screwworm.
USDA plan to rebuild beef herd will not include producer payments, says farm secretary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing a plan to revitalize the decimated U.S. beef herd, but will not offer payments to producers, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday.
Elite Services expands chicken handling into Manitoba
B.C. company Elite Services to take over Unity Catchers poultry operations on Manitoba farms
B.C. poultry handling company Elite Services will take over Unity Catchers’ operations on Manitoba farms
Masterfeeds to enter new ADM/Alltech feed joint venture
Feed company’s 15 Canadian mills to join new U.S./Canada business
Masterfeeds, a major feed supplier to Canadian livestock producers, is poised to merge into a new joint venture with U.S. feed businesses.
B.C. ostrich flock cull paused amid U.S. push to save them
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A flock of British Columbia ostriches set to be culled after two dead birds tested positive for avian flu has been granted a last-minute stay of execution from Canada’s highest court - for now.
Canadian company calls for transparency on gene-edited pigs
PRRS-resistant pigs could bolster animal health, but Quebec company duBreton says Canadian approval of the gene-edited livestock could also cause consumer confusion
Quebec pork company duBreton says Canadian approval of gene-edited pigs could cause consumer confusion without labelling rules on the meat.
Preg-checking season is the perfect time to re-evaluate your beef cows’ nutrition
A look at three critical minerals that are often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds
Copper, zinc and selenium are three critical minerals often deficient in Canadian beef cow herds, farmers can break that cycle for their next calf crop.
U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report
Chicago lean hog futures rallied on Tuesday ahead of the USDA’s Hogs and Pigs report, due on Thursday. “The report may show a slight increase in total hog population, but analysts are speculating over what other stats may show and mean for futures prices,” the Wall Street Journal reported. The question is if producers expanded
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