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Livestock industry must prepare for just about anything
Livestock

Livestock industry must prepare for just about anything

Threats can appear from any direction and most aren’t even on the radar

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While the livestock industry and governments have improved their ability to respond to disease outbreaks, they need to broaden their preparations. They must include new diseases and challenges, says a report from the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council. Rob McNabb, general manager of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, says the report is aimed at
Alberta researcher David Westaway says there’s a hidden process in BSE 
and other prion diseases.  PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Did you know?, Livestock, News

Prion diseases like BSE have a telltale sign

The discovery suggests the disease may not be 
as unstoppable as previously thought

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Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have found fatal prion diseases, like BSE, have a hidden signature. Findings published this month in the peer-reviewed journal, Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens, show that up to seven months before an animal shows physical signs of infection, a particular prion protein in the brain, known as
A YourLink tower outside Weyburn, Sask. (YourLink.ca)

Xplornet buying YourLink

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One of Canada’s biggest providers of rural broadband is set to expand its space in the Saskatchewan market by buying rural high-speed wireless provider YourLink. New Brunswick-based Xplornet Communications on Monday announced an all-cash $28.75 million deal with Victoria-based Vecima Networks for the “remaining assets” of Vecima’s YourLink business. YourLink, based in Saskatoon, is a
(EC.europa.eu)
Livestock

EU-Canada trade deal clears further hurdles in Europe

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Brussels | Reuters — A planned EU-Canada free trade deal received backing from a committee of the European Parliament and Germany’s top court on Thursday, increasing its chances of entering force later this year. The European Union and Canada signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in October, but only after opposition from a
Cattle amble through fresh snow in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 22, 2016. (Lisa Guenther photo)
Livestock

Saskatchewan taking livestock premises ID mandatory

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Saskatchewan livestock producers wanting to take part in provincial programs will soon have to have a valid premises identification (ID) number. The provincial and federal governments on Thursday announced the new requirement for Saskatchewan producers will take effect “over the coming months.” The province has had a voluntary premises ID (PID) program in place since
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Butt out

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Recently Manitoba’s Bothwell Cheese announced it had received Project GMO certification for one of its product lines. Boiled down, it means the cheese in question is made from milk that comes from cows fed non-GMO feed. The move came, the company explained at the time, as a result of consumers asking for such a product.
(DonaldJTrump.com)
Livestock

Protectionism game comes with raised economic stakes: Frum

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As U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day approaches, the business world is pondering how the new administration might affect the world economy. Trump’s pride in his unpredictability is troubling, given he’s the president-elect, said David Frum, political commentator, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and a senior editor for Washington-based magazine The Atlantic. However,
Researchers have found that light impacts hormone levels in cows and can have a positive impact on milk yield.  photo: supplied

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Creating a natural rhythm

Lighting experts suggest the correct light intensity and duration can have 
positive effects on the health, fertility, welfare and productivity of dairy cattle

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The lighting in your barn may be having more of an effect than you realize. “The livestock’s biological clock is regulated by light striking the pituitary gland in the middle of the brain. A lack of light depresses metabolism and causes increased melatonin output. We see this effect in the shorter days of winter,” said
Setting the table for a radically different Food Guide
Comment, Opinion

Setting the table for a radically different Food Guide

Canada’s Food Guide needs to be revamped to reflect the nation’s shifting eating habits, 
our varied cultural needs and our growing obesity

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Canada’s Food Guide is a big deal – but it can be much more influential. On the whole, the guide is a symbol of Canada’s food-related values. Public institutions, schools, universities and community-based organizations look to it to reflect our fundamental nutritional principles. But past guides have failed us. Health Canada says that more than
Francois-Philippe Champagne, shown here last month in a holiday video message to constituents, has been named federal minister for international trade. (FPChampagne.liberal.ca)
Markets

Trade lawyer named federal trade minister

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest mini-cabinet shuffle puts a Quebec lawyer specializing in international trade into the trade minister’s chair. Trudeau on Tuesday appointed Francois-Philippe Champagne, the rookie MP for the Shawinigan-area riding of Saint-Maurice-Champlain, as minister of international trade, replacing Chrystia Freeland. Freeland, as widely expected leading up to Tuesday’s announcement, becomes minister of

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