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Australian Firm Adds Okra To Build A Better Burger

By Raju Gopalakrishnan November 17, 2011

An Australia-listed company said Nov. 8 it plans to make burgers, chips and other items sold by the country s leading locally owned fast-food operator up to 40 per cent healthier, using the humble okra vegetable and other natural ingredients. Holista Colltech will develop and use the proprietary ingredients for an exclusive period of two

Opinion

Lessons For Canada From The Food Safety Modernization Act

By Ronald Doering November 17, 2011

FOOD LAWYER / OTTAWA The new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed into law by President Barack Obama on Jan. 4 is a model of how not to make food safety law. The Americans laboured long and hard and delivered a mouse. Under the FSMA, some powers of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are

Hogs, Livestock

Russia Finds More Swine Fever

November 3, 2011

Russia s animal and plant health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said Oct. 31 it had registered three new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF), of which two were spotted in the south of the country and one in the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine. In all three cases the outbreaks of the disease, lethal to

Livestock, Other livestock

The Obesity Epidemic Affects More Than Humans

By Carol Shwetz November 3, 2011

Weight is an important factor that plays into the health of your horse. Nutritional management and meaningful exercise are key to maintaining your horse at ideal body condition. It is important to distinguish between fit and fat, because weight gain can be confused with muscle conditioning and roundness. To further complicate matters a degree of

Crops

Manitoba Entrepreneur Says Sea Buckthorn Packs A Punch

By Shannon VanRaes October 27, 2011

Genghis Khan used it, and so did the cosmonauts, ancient Greeks, and modern Chinese Olympians. Now Mila Maximets wants Manitobans to get on board and start consuming sea buckthorn. The tart orange berry is more commonly associated with shelterbelts than health foods in this province, but it s the sole ingredient in Solberry, a new

Livestock

Don’t Just Worry. Practise Equine Biosecurity

October 27, 2011

staff / The Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer issued an alert Oct. 19 urging Manitoba horse owners to incorporate basic biosecurity into their horse handling and travels after reports that a recent outbreak of Equine herpes virus myelonencephalopathy (EHM) may have a Brandon connection. Three horses from an out-of-province facility began exhibiting clinical signs

Country Crossroads

Water:

By Julie Garden-Robinson October 20, 2011

NDSU Extension Service We should all be looking for ways we can save water around the house, and fortunately there are many options available to help conserve it. When brushing teeth, we can fill a glass with water and use that to wet the brush and rinse our mouth. We can check faucets to be

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Blood Meal Exports To U.S. Resume

October 6, 2011

briefs reuters / The United States is resuming imports of blood meal from Canadian cattle for the first time in eight years, a senior Canadian government source said Sept. 27. Trade in bovine blood meal, which is used in fertilizers and animal feeds, will be worth about $4 million per year to the Canadian beef

Livestock

CCA Gets Cash To Search For New And Improved TB Test

By Daniel Winters October 6, 2011

The federal government will fund the search for a new and improved diagnostic test for bovine tuberculosis, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced. The goal is to find a blood-based screening test for TB that is as good or better than the caudal fold test that has been in use since 1885, said Louis Desautels,

Livestock, Other livestock

Equine Warts: Patience Is The Best Treatment

By Carol Shwetz October 6, 2011

Equine warts are small, grey to pink cauliflower-like growths that generally appear on a young horse s muzzle or lips. They can also be found on the face, ears or less commonly on the lower legs. They occur singularly, scattered, or in clusters. Most infections result in 10 to 20 warts, yet numbers over 100

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally, hogs rise

Extreme heat can overcome honeybees’ ability to regulate hive temperature Arizona study shows

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn end lower on broad commodities slump

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