Poultry care codes released

Poultry care codes released

The Canadian poultry codes of practice were developed by a committee that included animal welfare groups

Canadian chicken and turkey farmers now have a book to go by. The industry has released a set of care guidelines for their birds to help address consumer concerns about how poultry is produced. The codes of practice were developed under the auspices of the National Farm Animal Care Council by representatives of producer, veterinarian,

CCA Updating Its Beef Code Of Practice – for Aug. 26, 2010

Beef is going the way of dairy, in terms of having an updated, codified system of best practices, according to Ryder Lee, a Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) staffer who serves on the group’s animal-care committee. “I think beef will be the next code on the list,” said Lee, at the CCA’s semi-annual meeting last week.


In Brief… – for May. 6, 2010

Safety lapse: Four children were injured April 28 after they were thrown from an ATV they were riding on a public road in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie. The 13-year-old male driver and two of his passengers, aged one and two, were taken to Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre. A 10-year-old female passenger was treated

East-West Biosecurity Divide

The federal government seems to be on the verge of announcing money to run an around-the-clock biosecurity centre at West Hawk Lake near the Manitoba-Ontario border. West Hawk has been chosen as the dividing point between Western and Eastern Canada should there be an outbreak of a foreign animal disease. Canadians hope to convince trading


New Strategy Could Protect Industry

Li ves tock groups and government officials are drafting a National Farmed Animal Health Strategy to protect both humans and animals from new diseases and viruses and encourage a more sustainable approach to livestock production. Norm Willis, a former chief veterinary officer for Canada and one of the architects of the strategy, outlined its progress