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U. S. Egg Contamination Unlikely In Canada: Industry – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Ron Friesen September 9, 2010

Arecent massive recall of contaminated eggs in the United States probably wouldn’t happen in Canada because conditions are different here, industry officials say. Strict biosecurity and food safety protocols for Canadian egg farmers guard against salmonella outbreaks which occurred last month in the U. S., said Laurent Souligny, Egg Farmers of Canada chairman. The U.

Livestock, News

Monitor Herds For Anthrax – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Manitoba Government Release August 12, 2010

The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer is alerting livestock owners that anthrax can be responsible for sudden death on summer pastures. Anthrax is a preventable disease when appropriate vaccination programs are used. Producers who will graze their livestock in areas of the province that have had previous anthrax cases, or in areas with alkaline

Livestock

New Superbug Strain Of E. Coli Emerges – for Aug. 5, 2010

August 5, 2010

A new, virulent and drug-resistant strain of E. coli bacteria is infecting people in the United States and posing a significant public health threat, doctors reported July 30. The new strain is called ST131 and caused many of the E. coli infections resistant to antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone and cephalosporin classes, the researchers said. “If

Country Crossroads

How Clean Is Clean Enough?

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 22, 2010

We live in a fairly sanitized world with all sorts of anti-bacterial products available to consumers. In fact, some medical researchers have questioned whether we might be a little too clean. Antibacterial products are linked by some researchers to the development of “superbugs” resistant to antibiotics. The products kill the normal bacteria in our environment,

Forages, Livestock, Other livestock

The Wondrous Hindgut Of A Horse

February 11, 2010

CAROL SHWETZ DVM These large 1,000-pound animals owe most of their life-sustaining energy to billions of friendly micro-organisms, all linked in a co-operative, benevolent relationship. There is no particular part of a horse’s body that is any more important than another, yet the happenings within a horse’s hindgut seems to shape a horse’s attitude, immune

News

Maple Leaf Foods Posts Profit, Listeria Crisis Past

By Scott Anderson November 5, 2009

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., returned to profit in the third quarter on strong performances at its bakery and prepared meats divisions as it recovered from the effects of a costly tainted meat recall last year. Maple Leaf said Oct. 28 it earned $22.5 million, or 17 Canadian cents a share, in the third quarter, ended

Crops

Be On Lookout For Blue-Green Algae

By NDSU Release July 23, 2009

July is not too early for toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) to appear on your pond or lake, says Roxanne Johnson, North Dakota State University Extens ion Ser vice water quality associate. A rural Devils Lake family lost a dog and two horses recently following possible ingestion of water from a nearby pond. The dog was

News, Oilseeds

Salmonella Found In Canola Meal

By Rod Nickel June 18, 2009

Two rail car shipments of canola meal from Bunge’s Canadian crushing plants tested positive for salmonella after inspection by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration at the border in May, Bunge Ltd. said on June 12. One shipment that tested positive in early May traces back to the Bunge plant in Hamilton, Ontario, said

News

U. S. Making Little Progress On Food Safety

By Julie Steenhuysen April 16, 2009

Efforts to improve food safety in the United States have “plateaued,” exposing the need for an overhaul of the nation’s food safety system, government health officials said April 9. Despite work to improve food safety in recent years, the number of foodborne infections remained steady, with little change in the past few years, suggesting fundamental

Opinion, Poultry

Debating Feed Contamination And Foodborne Illness Links

By Rick Holley April 2, 2009

Whether animal feed contaminated by salmonella or E. coli 0157:H7 contributes to the overall burden of food-borne illness in humans is a contentious issue. In a letter March 26 to The Manitoba Co-operator, Graham Cooper, executive director of the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada indicated that the Canadian feed industry has adopted measures to prevent

Daily Network News

Women who fed a nation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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