Curious cattle line the fence under a threatening sky in the Grey-Bruce area. Stock Photo by Diana Martin

‘Everything is tuberculosis,’ ag funding debates included

Even in this advanced technological age, our tools against tuberculosis in both people and cattle still date back to the dawn of germ theory

Tools available against tuberculosis, in people and cattle alike, still appear to date back to the dawn of germ theory, showing a gap still exists between public interest and commercial profitability when it comes to innovations in human and animal health.

North America has had a string of bad bird flu years, including widespread jump of the disease to dairy cattle in the U.S. last year.

Bird flu lessons help foot and mouth disease prevention

Animal Health Canada forum discusses lessons from HPAI outbreaks in U.S. dairy cattle, and how it could apply to future animal disease threats

Infectious livestock diseases like foot and mouth disease and highly pathogenic avian influenza require communication and strong, trusted partnerships, Animal Health Canada forum attendees hear.





Antimicrobial drugs are key to livestock and human health, and the battle to protect their effectiveness is ongoing.

Meeting of the minds supercharges Canada’s fight to protect antimicrobial drugs

Doctors and veterinarians could lose important antibiotics and other medications to antimicrobial resistance. One Canadian project brings researchers from different fields together to join forces

Antibiotic and other antimicrobial resistance could hamstring important medications. One Canadian initiative brings together researchers from across sectors to tackle the problem.

Q-fever and Leptospirosis are two bacterial infections that are responsible for abortions in cattle and sheep and can result in human infections and disease. In people, Leptospirosis causes a headache, fever, severe muscle pain, diarrhea and jaundice.

Protecting the farmer from zoonotic diseases

Close contact with livestock during calving or lambing can increase the farmer’s exposure to potentially devastating illnesses that can infect humans

As many farmers and veterinarians work with animals on a regular basis, it can be easy to become careless about protecting ourselves from zoonotic diseases.


Spain detects two bird flu infections in poultry farm workers

Two Spanish poultry farm workers tested positive for bird flu following an outbreak in poultry, in what appear to be the first known human infections in Spain and the second in Europe since 2003, the World Health Organization said Nov. 4. The poultry outbreak was confirmed by authorities on Sept. 20 and there has been

Just a single bite from an infected mosquito can cause an infection of WNV.

First human case of West Nile for season recorded

Mosquito-borne illness can be serious, though most people recover quickly

Manitoba has its first confirmed human case of West Nile virus for the season. Manitoba Health reported July 29 that a female in her 60s who lives in the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority was identified as suffering from the virus. Additionally, the province noted a pool of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes carrying WNV was been collected


Health Canada plan could harm veterinary drug market, CAHI warns

Health Canada plan could harm veterinary drug market, CAHI warns

The organization says the department needs to get in step with other countries

A Health Canada plan to impose service fees on human and veterinary medicines will keep many treatments for farm and companion animals out of the country, says Jean Szkotnicki, president of the Canadian Animal Health Institute. The Canadian animal health market is 2.5 per cent of the global market and shouldn’t be treated like the

The type of protein milk contains may help make a healthy drink even healthier.

Certain milk proteins may promote human health

It seems cow’s milk may not all be created equal, some may be better for you

Milk that contains a certain protein may increase a key human antioxidant and strengthen the body’s disease-fighting properties. That’s according to a recent study published in Nutrition Journal that examined the results of a clinical trial at Nova Southeast University in Florida looking at the health effects of milk containing the A2 protein. In the