Sheep & Goat Report

Weekly Livestock Market Review Ewes Lambs 110 lbs.+ 95 110 lbs. 80 94 lbs. $85.84 $152.80 $143 -$159.50 n /a $112 $142.50 under 80 Market Lambs ( 95 109 lbs.) 70 79 lbs. 60 69 lbs. 50 59 lbs. March 26 / 2010 March 19 / 2010 March 12 / 2010 March 2 / 2010

The New Arrival — Care Of The Foal And Its Dam

CAROL SHWETZ DVM Producing a healthy foal begins long before labour. It starts with having a healthy mare. Healthy mares have healthy foals, and healthy foals have healthy mares. Exercise is an essential part of a healthy pregnancy – after all the uterus is a muscle too. One can reasonably ride a pregnant mare up


In Brief… – for Apr. 1, 2010

Fraud alert: An R. M. of De Salaberry man selling a vehicle was hoodwinked out of $1,500 by an overseas scam artist who sent a money-gram for more than the purchase price and requested a refund for the difference. Although the vendor waited until the payment had cleared the bank before complying, it was later

Lamb Prices Strengthen On Lower Supplies

Lamb prices have shown a strong seasonal price improvement during February and March. Prices at northern Plains markets for fed lambs have increased from about $100 per hundredweight (cwt) in early January to more than $120 per cwt in mid-March. The strength in prices was due to both lower supplies of lambs and stronger ethnic


Dudes Need Not Apply

lakeland college release If you want a career where you’ll spend most of the day on a horse, Lakeland College’s Western Ranch and Cow Horse program can help you achieve your goal. “Our students are getting the skills they need to find employment where they ride up to eight hours a day,” says instructor Ron

Rains Bring Disease To South Africa

Livestock producers in South Africa are being warned to take precautions after an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in the provinces of Free State and Northern Cape. According to a report from “Farm Radio Weekly,” the outbreak is being blamed on recent heavy rains in the area. Rift Valley Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. It


Sheep & Goat Sales – for Mar. 25, 2010

Ewes $88.45 $184.90 Lambs 110 lbs.+ 95 110 lbs. 80 94 lbs. $144.90 $151.42 $121.13 $140.60 $131.75 $142.40 under 80 lbs. 70 79 lbs. 60 69 lbs. 50 59 lbs. $105.00 $128.44 $97.02 $103.50 $82.68 $97.02 There was a full house for the Winnipeg Livestock Auction, March 18, 2010. It could have been the result



Riding Mountain Wildlife Cull Will Resume

An on-again, off-again wildlife cull in Riding Mountain National Park to control tuberculosis in the herd is back on. Parks Canada will kill 30 bull elk and 50 whitetail deer in a TB core area hot spot at the western end of the park in early April, park officials said last week. The wildlife cull

Grade Is Everything With Wool

With a little extra attention to detail to get the higher grades, wool can pay for the $3.50 to $4 cost of shearing a sheep, according to sheep producer Brian Greaves. “Unfortunately, the price of wool has been down for a number of years and a lot of people have become discouraged,” said Greaves. “A