Having painkillers for hard calf births can lead to healthy calves and beef cows this calving season, Manitoba veterinarians say.
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THROWBACK: A refresh on pain management practices during calving
Veterinary knowledge and the advent of NSAIDs improve animal outcomes and cow-calf bonding
Egg Farmers of Canada, University of Guelph appoint new poultry welfare research chair
The Egg Farmers of Canada and the University of Guelph have a new research chair tasked with driving poultry welfare research.
Horse live export ban on back burner
Animal welfare group says it still seeks ban but government has bigger fish to fry
Animal welfare groups still hope Canada’s Parliament will ban the export of live horses for slaughter, a topic back in the news due to a recent court case in Manitoba.
Horse welfare trial begins in Manitoba
Private prosecution of Manitoba horse farm, based on a 2022 export shipment, awaits judge’s verdict after two-day trial in Winnipeg
Private prosecution of Manitoba horse farm, based on a 2022 horse export shipment, awaits judge’s verdict after two-day trial in Winnipeg.
Scientists discover cause of pig ear necrosis
The research findings include development of a vaccine that will help producers control the disfiguring disease
A University of Saskatchewan team, through years of research, has discovered new information about pig ear necrosis and what hog farmers can do to control it.
Best tactics for dairy calf diarrhea
Scours in young livestock costs Canadian farmers big bucks. Fluids, managed antibiotics and anti-inflammatories help animals recover faster
Scours in young livestock costs Canadian farmers big bucks. Fluids, managed antibiotics and anti-inflammatories help animals recover faster.
Real farm talk on switching to open sow housing
What actually worked for these Prairie pig farmers when it came time to swap out gestation stalls in their barns for group sow housing systems? What were the results?
What actually worked for these Prairie pig farmers when it came time to swap gestation stalls in their barns for group sow housing? What were the results?
Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist
Darren Vanstone explains the process of reframing animal agriculture through advocacy and activism at the Human Canada One Health One Welfare Conference.
CFIA suspends U.S. imports after Vesicular Stomatitis Virus outbreaks in Arizona
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) temporarily suspended U.S. imports from regions with Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV)outbreaks, impacting cross-border horse, swine, and ruminant movement.
Get the best air in your hog barn
Farmers who pay more attention to ventilation, humidity, air pressure and temperature in the hog barn can get pigs gaining weight faster and keep them comfortable
Farmers who pay more attention to ventilation, humidity, air pressure and temperature in the hog barn can get pigs gaining weight faster and keep them comfortable
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