Young horse training plans and workloads must match their skeletal development. Failing to plan around growth plates can create lifelong physical problems.
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Ignoring growth plates sabotages young horse development
Training plans and workloads for young horses must match their skeletal development, even when they look physically mature from the outside
Why your horse needs selenium
Public attention has shifted away from selenium management, but the trace mineral still an important health factor for horses to get in their diet
Public attention has shifted away from selenium management, but the trace mineral still an important health factor for horses to get in their diet.
National pullet and laying hen code amended
Final amendments to Canada's pullet and laying hen code of practice have been published, the National Farm Animal Care Council and Egg Farmers of Canada announced on Thursday.
Smart deworming for sheep starts with individual fecal egg counts
Fecal egg count tests are one step Canadian sheep farmers can do to manage growing dewormer resistance and manage parasites
Fecal egg count tests are one step to managing dewormer resistance and managing sheep parasites on Canadian sheep farms to maintain flock health.
Pig transport stress costs pork sector
Popular livestock trailer designs also increase pig stress during transport, hitting at meat quality, animal welfare and farm profit, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher says
Popular livestock trailer designs also increase pig stress during transportation, hitting at meat quality, animal welfare and farm profit, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher says
Canadian farms at risk from animal activism
A legal expert warns that growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian livestock farmers
A legal expert warns that growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian farmers, despite livestock industry groups spending considerable effort on their public trust files.
Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending
Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech
Animal rights advocates challenge the constitutionality of Ontario’s Security from Trespass Act, arguing it stifles undercover exposés and infringes on Charter freedoms; government defends the law as targeting trespass, not speech.
Meeting of the minds supercharges Canada’s fight to protect antimicrobial drugs
Doctors and veterinarians could lose important antibiotics and other medications to antimicrobial resistance. One Canadian project brings researchers from different fields together to join forces
Antibiotic and other antimicrobial resistance could hamstring important medications. One Canadian initiative brings together researchers from across sectors to tackle the problem.
Revamp coming for Canada’s national pig code
Canada’s Code of Practice for Care and Handling of Pigs is up for review, a process expected to be compete by 2028
The code that sets Canada’s standards care and handling of pigs is up for review, a process expected to be compete by 2028.
Revamp coming for Canada’s national pig code
Canada’s Code of Practice for Care and Handling of Pigs is up for review, a process expected to be compete by 2028
The code that sets Canada’s standards care and handling of pigs is up for review, a process expected to be compete by 2028.
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