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Bovine tuberculosis was one of two major issues brought up during a recent meeting of the Manitoba Beef Producers and Manitoba Sustainable Development, members are told during a Nov. 8 district meeting in Roblin.

Manitoba Beef Producers sets eyes on 2021 TB-free goal

Manitoba Beef Producers hopes to get the province back on the USDA’s tuberculosis-free list, saying negative tests from wildlife proves its point

By Alexis Stockford November 17, 2017

Beef producers around Riding Mountain National Park have their hopes riding on a good hunting season. Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is waiting on the newest round of bovine tuberculosis tests, sampled from deer and elk harvested near the national park, in a bid to convince the U.S. Department of Agriculture that Manitoba is free of

Signs of CWD, as shown by this elk, include progressive weight loss, reluctance to move, excessive salivation, droopy ears, increased drinking and urinating and lethargy. (Wyoming Game and Fish Department photo, WGFD.wyo.gov)

Livestock

Federal response tightened for chronic wasting disease

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 1, 2017

Canadian ranchers raising cervids such as elk, deer and moose will soon have to get in on certification programs before they can be eligible for any federal help in the event of a chronic wasting disease (CWD) outbreak. One of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) family of nervous system diseases, such as BSE in cattle

Both farmed and wild elk, like these photographed near Glenboro, and other cervids such as deer, are frequently blamed for disease outbreaks in cattle herds despite all evidence to the contrary.

Comment, Livestock

Comment: Elk not responsible for TB outbreak

Too often farmed animals and wildlife are blamed for outbreaks, despite evidence to the contrary

By Ian Thorleifson December 20, 2016

In recent months, several cattle from herds in Alberta and Saskatchewan have tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis. The index animal — a beef cow — was identified at slaughter at a U.S. processing plant. Since then several more suspects have been identified by skin testing. Over 22,000 cattle are affected by quarantines. A common

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

TB in the spotlight again with Alberta outbreak

Manitoba’s drawn-out history with bovine tuberculosis highlights  the long road ahead for our Alberta neighbours

By Jennifer Paige December 1, 2016

As Alberta begins to feel the repercussions of a confirmed case of bovine tuberculosis (TB), Manitoba looks to close its nearly two-decade-long chapter with live animal TB testing. “As we witness what is happening in Alberta, it really shows how quickly this can take place and how fast it can affect the entire province. We

Dr. Allan Preston, co-ordinator of the Riding Mountain TB eradication project, provided Manitoba Beef Producers with an update on TB surveillance efforts.

Livestock, Local news

TB testing contained to core area

Continued producer co-operation is needed to eradicate the disease by 2024

By Jennifer Paige December 3, 2015

Bovine TB testing will be restricted to the core area around Riding Mountain National Park, and there are plans to move away from on-farm testing altogether, producers heard at a Manitoba Beef Producers district meeting here last month. “We are already into the 2015-16 program,” said Dr. Allan Preston, co-ordinator of the Bovine TB Management

Beef cattle, Local news

Province continues to see negative TB results in domestic cattle

Bovine tuberculosis remains undetected in domestic cattle as  experts continue to strive for provincial eradication  

By Jennifer Paige March 2, 2015

Producers at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual meeting here earlier this month heard some good news about the province’s bovine tuberculosis eradication efforts. “The hope remains quite high that this winter’s surveillance in elk, deer and domestic livestock will move us closer to achieving the overarching goal of the program — eradication of the disease

Beef cattle, Livestock, News, Other livestock

New Carman beef slaughter plant targets spring opening

Rising cost of trucking means the future belongs to small regional slaughter plants, says owner

By Daniel Winters February 12, 2014

Construction of Manitoba’s first new federally inspected slaughter plant in decades is steaming along, and its owner expects 50-75 head of cattle per week to start coming down the ramp early this spring. “The engineers tell me we’re going to be killing cattle by the end of March,” said Calvin Vaags, owner of the slaughter

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Concerns raised about CWD entering Manitoba

By Shannon VanRaes May 17, 2012

Changes are coming to the way the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) handles chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed elk populations, but what those changes are is up for debate. “While we don’t have all the details yet — the federal government has signalled that they are giving up on the idea of eradicating the

Livestock, Other livestock

Hunting Season Is Underway

November 10, 2011

The fall hunting season is underway for several species in many areas of the province and will continue through the winter, Conservation Minister Dave Chomiak said Nov. 3. Hunting helps manage and conserve our wildlife populations, provides recreational opportunities and helps prevent damage to agricultural crops and private property, said Chomiak. From white-tailed deer and

Forages, Livestock, Other livestock

Big White Dogs Keep Elk Away From Hay Bales

By Daniel Winters February 3, 2011

Ranchers stockpile hay to feed their livestock, not roving wild ruminants. Freeloading deer and elk can cart off large amounts of feed in their bellies, and leave behind bovine tuberculosis-infected snot, saliva and feces on the fodder. Tall fences keep them out of bale yards, but are expensive and won’t help with bale-grazing sites –

Daily Network News

Ukraine’s farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving

Argentine farmers bag last fields of a dream wheat season

U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

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