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Canadian, U. S. Livestock Inventories Drop

February 26, 2009

A merged report by Statistics Canada and the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) finds both countries’ cattle and hog herds in shrink mode. The merged report, produced regularly for the U. S. cattle and hog industries, is meant to provide producers additional information about potential supplies. CATTLE Using cattle U.

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In Winter, Feed The Cows And Feed Them Right

By Kris Ringwall February 26, 2009

Winter continues to pummel us with extreme cold, wind and snow. A normal winter, if there is such a thing, occasionally gives us a breather, but not this year. Winters like this year create discussion about what type of cattle operation is best. Despite the discussion, the fact remains that the cows need to be

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Beef 911

February 26, 2009

roy lewis dvm With all the stressful events leading up to and including calving, the incidence of several problems does increase and we would be remiss if we did not review them. By being ever-vigilant of these conditions we can initiate treatment before the problem worsens. The whole goal is to keep cows healthier so

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

herd shrinks by bob burgdorfer

By Bob Burgdorfer February 12, 2009

The U. S. cattle herd is shrinking and better beef demand is needed to restore profits and turn the industry around, a cattle industry economist says. A Jan. 30 U. S. Agriculture Department report showed the U. S. cattle herd is the smallest it’s been in 50 years. “It is drought, producer retirement, reduced profitability

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy cows need personalized care

By Marcia Endres January 8, 2009

It may no longer be possible to give each cow in the dairy barn her own name, but treating cows as individuals could help them live longer. The Dairy 2007 USDA survey reported 5.7 per cent of cows died on-farm across the country in 2006. That’s an increase from 4.8 per cent in the 2002

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Argentine cow clones may help boost milk output

November 13, 2008

Argentine scientists have found a way to make cows produce more milk by injecting them with a bovine growth hormone produced by cloned and genetically modified dairy cows. Synthetic bovine somatotropin, which is also called rbST, is already injected into cows to boost milk production, but Argentine researchers say their method is cheaper and produces

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Other

Sask. cow turns up with anaplasmosis: OIE

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 6, 2008

Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials plan to test a south-central Saskatchewan cattle herd and neighbouring herds for anaplasmosis after one cow turned up positive for the disease. According to the website of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), CFIA confirmed the disease Oct. 10 in a beef cow from an 89-cow herd in the

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Tag Archives Dairy cattle

Canadian, U. S. Livestock Inventories Drop

In Winter, Feed The Cows And Feed Them Right

Beef 911

herd shrinks by bob burgdorfer

Dairy cows need personalized care

Argentine cow clones may help boost milk output

Sask. cow turns up with anaplasmosis: OIE

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