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Could snails keep blue-green algae out of livestock dugouts? Researchers at Brandon University are studying them as natural water quality…
Bison numbers are down amid increasing demand and record high market prices.
Scours in young livestock costs Canadian farmers big bucks. Fluids, managed antibiotics and anti-inflammatories help animals recover faster.
Local veterinarians and livestock experts often speak at beef producer group events. They have good advice for the farmer on…
Tropilaelaps (tropi) mites haven’t landed in Canada yet; beekeepers want to know they’ll get federal financial help if the deadly…
Lactanet is now publishing monthly dairy genetic evaluations, giving dairy farmers more up-to-date data to make breeding decisions.
Too much linebreeding and prioritizing pedigree can narrow genetic diversity and lead to horse health problems in future generations.
New World screwworm is closing in on the U.S. from Mexico, but the deadly livestock parasite isn’t likely to dig…
Canada’s fish farms want to switch federal portfolios to be under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s eye rather than Fisheries and…
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Brandon University researchers are looking into these mollusks as natural water filters
Both the Canadian and American bison associations are seeing producers leave the sector on the heels of high prices
Scours in young livestock costs Canadian farmers big bucks. Fluids, managed antibiotics and anti-inflammatories help animals recover faster
