Dirty Common housefly viewed from up high, Musca domestica, isolated on white.

Stable flies a vector for mastitis

Research shows flies can carry the bacteria behind the illness from their breeding sites in manure

Genetic analysis confirms stable flies can be the factor that lets bacteria causing mastitis to thrive in a cattle herd.


(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Klassen: Feeder rally stalls

For the week ending August 3, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged from seven days earlier. Strong buying interest continued on yearlings straight off grass; however, the “just get’em” type orders that were evident a week earlier now had limits. More cattle will come available in August and buyers are being more patient to see how the market develops.



Jewish organizations say that the decision resulted in a disruption in supply of kosher meat in Canada. Photo: Dave Bedard

CFIA won’t enforce some ritual slaughter requirements after appeal from Jewish organizations

The CFIA will no longer require three determinations of unconsciousness previously mandated for ritually slaughtered animals after a recent federal court ruling. Jewish organizations and companies had appealed the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations in court, claiming they made kosher slaughter difficult, which resulted in a disruption in supply of kosher meat in Canada.




A person holds a test tube labelled “Bird Flu”, in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US to spend $10 million to curb bird flu in farm workers

CDC plans vaccine push; says risk to general public remains low

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday it plans to spend $10 million to curb farm worker bird flu infections, including $5 million for seasonal flu vaccines, as part of its efforts to avoid further spread and mutation of the virus.


A veterinarian works with a cow.

Managing medicine shortages

Cattle producers often find bare shelves when they need animal health products

Cattle producers often find bare shelves when they need animal health products; here's how to deal with that problem.