Healthy beef calves don't happen by accident: Biosecurity, vaccines, vitamin injections and colostrum play a part in newborn calf care.
Animal health
CALVING 2026: Keep those newborn beef calves healthy
The 2026 calf crop is, or will soon be, hitting the ground on beef farms across Manitoba —here’s an overview of how to keep those calves healthy and growing
Judge clears Manitoba horse exporter
Case dismissed in Manitoba horse export trial after verdict rules farm not solely responsible for disruption during air export of live horses
Case dismissed in Manitoba horse export trial; verdict cites shared responsibility for animal welfare during air export and reasonable doubt.
Vaccine buffers beef calves against respiratory disease
Clinical trial on 887 calves shows bovine coronavirus vaccine cut BRD treatment rates and added two kilograms at weaning
An Alberta trial found intranasal bovine coronavirus vaccination at birth cut BRD treatments in nursing calves and added weight at weaning.
Proposed Sask. poultry research facility gets funding influx
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A recently-funded poultry facility at the University of Saskatchewan will allow researchers to work on poultry barn lighting, housing and feed systems.
Research recruits beneficial bacteria against Strep suis in piglets
Calgary researchers hope to engineer beneficial bacteria as an enzyme delivery system to fight Strep suis bacterial infections in piglets.
Video veterinary telemedicine valuable — within limits
Telemedicine makes veterinarians more accessible for remote farmers, but not every horse health issue can be diagnosed or treated through a screen
Telemedicine makes veterinarians more acessable to farmers, but not every horse health issue can be diagnosed or treated through a screen.
Britain launches bird flu vaccine trials in turkeys
Britain has begun targeted bird flu vaccine trials in turkeys, the government said on Thursday, marking a shift in its approach to controlling the disease that has ravaged flocks and pushed some countries to adopt the technique to help reduce losses.
Manitoba Beef Producers take aim at elk surge, feed losses from wildlife
Producers also flag Crown lands uncertainty, trade risk and rising costs despite strong cattle prices
Resolutions at last month’s Manitoba Beef Producers meeting seek help to rein in elk and deer populations, expand fencing supports and improve compensation for wildlife damage.
Beef sector needs more research into protozoal disease
Beef 911: Canada’s beef farmers could sure use more on-label use of toltrazuril, but that would mean more research dollars
Canada’s beef farmers could sure use more on-label uses approved for toltrazuril, but that means research in an age of funding cuts, veterinarian Roy Lewis writes.
Plan toward better calves for healthier, more profitable dairy herds
Early nutrition, colostrum quality and preventive care are transforming calf health, herd longevity and bottom-line results
Improved colostrum management, nutrition, and prevention-first health calf programs are boosting herd profitability, efficiency, and milk production.