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Monitor Herds For Anthrax – for Aug. 12, 2010

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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, News

Monitor Herds For Anthrax – for Aug. 12, 2010

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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
Forages, Livestock, News

Hemp For Livestock – for Aug. 5, 2010

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How does hemp fit in with grazing and livestock? Surprisingly, the plant with 50,000 uses can work for a few more, according to MAFRI diversification specialist Keith Watson. Hemp meal, the leftover mush from squeezing the grain for oil, can be fed to cattle. High in essential omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, it is also
News, Oilseeds

CFIA Will Consult On Pedigreed Seed – for Jul. 29, 2010

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Seed growers are relieved the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) now wants to consult about its role in certifying pedigreed seed after declaring it was dropping field inspections in five years. “Whether it’s sober second thought on CFIA’s part or our press release, the message coming out of CFIA is a message we can live
News

CFIA Says It’s Getting Out Of Seed Certification

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“This appears to be a unilateral decision on the part of government to impose things without any in-depth thought as to the cost/benefit of it.” – DALE ADOLPHE The federal government’s plan to stop certifying pedigreed seed in five years will add cost and as well as undermine the integrity of pedigreed seed, seed growers
Opinion

Honouring The Builders

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR It’s always a pleasure to drive to Portage for the annual induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame, especially since it’s around berry season in mid-July and you can head home with a supply of strawberries and saskatoons from roadside stands along the way. In recent years the crowds
Livestock

On The Lookout For FMD

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is reminding veterinarians across Canada to consider serious animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in their list of differential diagnoses. The recent outbreaks of FMD in Japan and other Asian countries are strong reminders of the importance of spotting the disease early, and practising sound biosecurity when visiting
Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Fda Advises Against Drugs In Livestock Feed

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An American health regulator has moved a step closer toward recommending a ban on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock feed. The U. S. Food and Drug Agency last week issued a “draft guidance” to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary drugs used in raising food-producing animals. The document, released for public
Opinion

Caution: Reforms Packaged Under Pressure

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The new “Product of Canada” guidelines came into effect on Dec. 31, 2008 and have been published as the new paragraph 4.19 in the Guide to Food Labelling: “a food product may claim ‘Product of Canada’ when all or virtually all major ingredients, processing and labour used to make the food product are Canadian.” The

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