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BSE report points to usual suspect

Canada’s 13th case of BSE, confirmed in June in a five-year-old dairy cow in B. C.’s Fraser Valley, likely got the disease from its heifer ration, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported last week. The ration was made at a plant that kept separate lines for ruminant and nonruminant livestock feed but “cross-utilized” some handling
Livestock, News

Bad feed to blame

An official investigation into Canada’s 13th case of mad cow disease said on Thursday infected feed was most likely to blame – the same reason given in many previous cases. The animal, a five-year-old dairy cow from a farm in British Columbia, was identified in June 2008. Since then an additional instance of bovine spongiform
Livestock, News, Other livestock

Wildlife cull an option

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The federal government may reduce the number of elk and deer in Riding Mountain National Park to control tuberculosis in the wildlife population. Parks Canada is considering a wildlife cull in the western end of the park because of a persistently high rate of TB there. The move, if it happens, would be a major
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Heart-smart diets receive berry good news

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“The take-home message for the consumer would be, eat your fruits and vegetables.” – WILHELMINA KALT, AAFC If the latest cholesterol-lowering medication turns out to be blueberries, you can thank a pig. Feeding blueberries to pigs can lower their cholesterol levels by up to 15 per cent, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists have found. And
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E. coli vaccine for cattle gets full licence

Ontario’s Bioniche Life Sciences has picked up full licensing approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for its vaccine to reduce shedding of E. coli 0157:H7 by cattle. The vaccine, to be marketed under the name Econiche, is now available for “unrestricted use” by Canadian cattle producers and their veterinarians, the Belleville company said. Supplies
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy processors cheesed off at new regulations

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“There are other ways to support dairy producers’ incomes in Canada than to destabilize all of the industry.” – Yvan Loubier Canada’s largest dairy processors have gone to court to block new federal cheese regulations from taking effect later this year. Kraft Canada, Parmalat Canada and Saputo last week asked the Federal Court of Canada
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Listeria shed awareness on food safety

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“You can’t inspect safety into food. You must build safety in.” – Richard Holley As listeria fades to the back pages, University of Manitoba researcher Richard Holley wants the public to know that there is more to fear from foodborne pathogens like campylobacter and salmonella than the listeria pathogen. Holley’s job in the faculty of
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Some meats cleared to leave Maple Leaf plant

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Deli meats produced at Maple Leaf’s Bartor Road processing plant in Toronto are cleared to leave the plant if they came off other processing lines besides the one that’s turned up further contamination with listeria. The Bartor Road plant had been shut for deep cleaning after its production was linked to several dozen cases of
Oilseeds, Other

Testing ordered on Chinese feed ingredients

Dairy ingredients and soybean meal coming from China for use in Canadian livestock feed now must be tested for melamine. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, working with the Canada Border Services Agency, ordered the new testing regime for such products on Oct. 17, “effective immediately,” looking both for melamine and for cyanuric acid, often found

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