For the safety of cattle producers and everyone else dealing with their livestock, including veterinarians who need animals to be safely contained and restrained for treatment, handling systems need to be functional and well maintained, Roy Lewis writes.
Good handling equipment a must on cattle operations
The right cattle handling setup can save labour and make working with livestock safer for both cattle and farmer
Hot tips for cow-calf beef producers
From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian
From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time western Canadian veterinarian
Canada must address potential veterinary drug shortages
Trade tensions raise the risk of Canada’s beef producers being left short of the medicines they need for their cattle herds
Trade tensions raise the risk of Canada’s beef producers being left short of the medicines they need for their cattle herds.
Canada’s BSE program has seen steps forward
Canadian cattle farmers and local veterinarians have a key role in maintaining Canada’s BSE negligible risk status that protects Canada’s beef trade
Canadian cattle farmers and local veterinarians have a key role in maintaining Canada’s BSE negligible risk status that protects Canada’s beef trade.
Individualized cattle care makes money and animal welfare sense
Watching beef cattle closely for health problems helps the producer chose the best route forward for both the animal and the farm’s finances
Watching beef cattle closely for health problems helps the producer chose the best route forward for both the animal and the farm.
The end of a parasite control era in livestock
Treating internal parasites, as well as external pests like lice, is a different game now for beef farmers; the age of the one-stop parasite treatment is slipping
The age of the one-stop parasite treatment is slipping. Treating internal parasites, as well as external pests like lice, is a different game now for Canadian beef farmers.
BSE testing drags on Canadian cattle sector
Canada has a clean bill of health when it comes to mad cow disease, but we’re still testing like we’re on high alert
Canada has a clean bill of health when it comes to mad cow disease (BSE), but we still require the cattle and beef sector to test like we’re on high alert.
Stakes are high on foot and mouth disease; Canada needs to act like it
A foot and mouth disease outbreak in Canada would sucker punch Canadian livestock sectors, and everyone in livestock production needs to take this serious disease threat seriously
Foot and mouth disease is a serious threat if it spreads to Canada, and Canadian livestock industry and government need to keep taking the risk seriously.
So your beef cow is lame
What to do when lameness strikes the cow-calf operation, and how the farmer can avoid hoof and leg problems in the first place
How to protect cow hoof health and, if that fails, next steps for cow-calf farmers when one of their beef herd comes up lame.
What’s up with those extra teats?
How and when should you remove supernumerary teats on heifers?
Cattle health advice: How and when should you remove supernumerary teats on heifers? It’ll be different between beef and dairy.
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