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Even when using low-stress handling techniques, cattle can get worked up in certain situations and can benefit greatly from tranquilization.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Often a tranquilizer makes things easier for cattle and their owner

Beef 911: There is a non-prescription product that has many uses and can be administered by producers

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There are many times when tranquilization makes it easier on both cattle and the operator. The main tranquilizer I am talking about is acepromazine, a member of the phenothiazine tranquilizer family. It is not a prescription product and producers can be trained in its usage and in the way it is delivered. Since the dosage is pretty
Expiration day for CME’s February 2023 live cattle contract, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures strong

Lean hog futures close mixed

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended firm on Tuesday, with the front-month contract hitting its highest in more than eight years as tight supplies continued to underpin the market. Hog futures ended mixed. Expectations for strong cash prices for the next few months due to tight supplies supported cattle futures.
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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Calves jump on corn outlook

Softer barley values underpin yearling market

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to as much as $12 above week-ago levels. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $332-$335 delivered, up $5-$8 from last week. Stronger fed cattle prices and softer barley values underpinned the yearling market. Buyers were finicky
CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip on profit-taking

Chicago lean hog futures also fall

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures eased on Monday, with a mild round of profit-taking pulling prices from eight-year highs. But concerns about tight supplies limited the selling. Hog futures also were weaker, pressured by a government report that showed robust stocks of pork. Thinly traded February live cattle futures dipped
One year is the absolute minimum age for semen testing, says one Alberta veterinarian, adding that older is better.
Livestock, News

No rush on young bulls

Evaluating a young bull too early can skew results

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Keeping track of a bull’s breeding soundness exam results over the years can pay big farm planning dividends, but when it comes to the first one, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. Alberta veterinarian Dr. Roy Lewis had some advice for evaluating young bulls during a recent webinar hosted by the
CME April 2023 live cattle with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle consolidate after hitting new contract high

Chicago lean hogs end lower

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures consolidated on Friday after setting a string on contract highs recently, while lean hog futures eased. The cattle market looks ripe for a correction after futures rose this month on tightening U.S. supplies, brokers said. However, cattle inventories look even smaller than expected as ranchers
File photo of a migrating flock of snow geese in Canada. (Pchoui/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Flu experts gather with H5N1 risk on the agenda

Threat to humans from current strain seen as low

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London | Reuters — The world’s leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months. The group of scientists, regulators and vaccine manufacturers meets twice a year to decide
(Olymel video screengrab via YouTube)
Livestock, Markets

Sollio books deeper loss for 2022

Olymel's fresh pork business takes biggest hit

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Domestic and international market-moving events have dragged hard on the year-end bottom line for Sollio Cooperative Group, particularly in its fresh pork business. Quebec-based Sollio — which operates the ag input and farm service business Sollio Agriculture, meat packer Olymel and hardware retailer BMR — on Thursday reported full-year revenues of $8.876 billion for its
CME April 2023 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME cattle set high on Brazil halting beef exports to China

April hogs close lower, June up

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures reached a contract high on Thursday amid hopes that Chinese importers will buy more U.S. beef after rival supplier Brazil suspended shipments to China, analysts said. Brazil said it would halt beef exports to China, the main destination for its overseas shipments, after confirming a

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