Dairy cows could be fed differently and housed differently to help them age more productively.

Engemycin DD approved by Health Canada

Antibiotic from Merck Animal Health treats infections caused by bacteria sensitive to oxytetracycline in cattle, swine and sheep

Merck Animal Health has received approval for its new Category III antibiotic Engemycin DD for use in cattle, sheep and swine.



Manitoba spent a lot of effort in past decades to keep bovine tuberculosis out of the province’s cattle. In June 2025, the disease made a return in a Manitoba dairy. (Dairy cattle photographed above are unrelated to the recent bovine tuberculosis finding) Photo: File

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It's the province's first bovine TB case in years.

Holstein dairy cattle in Canada line up for the camera.

Bovine tuberculosis found in Manitoba

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis, the province’s first bovine TB case in years

A dairy farm in south-central Manitoba has been declared infected with bovine tuberculosis after samples from a cow tested positive for the bacterial disease. It’s the province’s first bovine TB case in years.


The dairy cattle traceability system mandates white tags, but with more dairy cattle crossbreds moving into beef, there’s confusion about tag colours.

Are white ear tags shortchanging beef-on-dairy calves?

Are beef-on-dairy calf prices suffering because of their ear tags compared to what beef calves fetch at auction?

Are beef-on-dairy calf prices suffering compared to what beef calves fetch at auction because of their ear tags? Beef-on-dairy animals must be fitted with white DairyTrace tags, even if they’re bound for the meat market.

Beef-on-dairy lifts beef sector

Beef-on-dairy lifts beef sector

Dairy producers are using beef genetics to capture more value for their animals, and beef experts say it benefits both sectors

Dairy producers are using beef genetics to capture more value for their animals. Beef experts say it benefits both sectors.