Changes in disease tracking technology and veterinary drug availability are front of mind for Canada’s sheep farmers.
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Sheep industry changing playbook on traceability and animal health
Changes in disease tracking technology and veterinary drug availability are front of mind for Canada’s sheep farmers
Smart deworming for sheep starts with individual fecal egg counts
Fecal egg count tests are one step Canadian sheep farmers can do to manage growing dewormer resistance and manage parasites
Fecal egg count tests are one step to managing dewormer resistance and managing sheep parasites on Canadian sheep farms to maintain flock health.
Artificial intelligence powers sheep pregnancy and parasite detection tool
New sonic AI technology could offer sheep producers an alternative to ultrasound that they could use themselves to check for pregnancy or detect parasites
New sonic technology with artificial intelligence could give Canada’s sheep farmers an ultrasound alternative that they could use themselves to check ewes for pregnancy or detect dangerous parasites in their livestock.
Manitoba sheep market seeing record highs
Industry observers hope new optimism will encourage more entrants into the business
Sheep prices continue to rise in Manitoba, boosted by cultural and religious observances like Easter and Eid in the spring.
Less is more for lamb litter size
Sheep producers may pay for larger litter sizes in increased mortality rates and lower finishing weights
Sheep producers may pay for larger litter sizes in increased mortality rates and lower finishing weights, researcher warns.
Industry asked for input on sheep code updates
Survey to give feedback on future sheep code priorities closes July 25
Sheep industry sets priorities as National Farm Animal Care Council code of practice update gets underway.
New Zealand dairy, meat farmers disappointed in EU trade deal
New Zealand dairy, sheep and beef farmers say they are disappointed by the recently signed New Zealand-European Union free trade agreement, claiming it provides little new access to the profitable market for meat and dairy. The agreement, which has been in negotiation since mid-2018, will remove tariffs on a wide range of products and be
StatsCan sees higher cattle, hog inventories at July 1
Full impacts of West's drought not yet counted
Nationwide head counts of livestock from the “early stages” of Western Canada’s ongoing drought won’t yet show the weather’s full impact, but showed slightly larger herds heading into this summer compared to last year. Statistics Canada on Monday reported the first year-over-year increase in the size of the country’s cattle herd as of July 1
Canada’s year-end cattle herd continues shrinking
Slaughter beat pre-pandemic pace in second half, StatsCan says
Year-over-year contraction continued for Canada’s cattle herd at the start of 2021, while newborn piglet counts kept Canada’s hog herd on the rise during the same period, according to Statistics Canada. StatsCan on Monday reported 11.2 million cattle on Canadian farms at Jan, 1, 2021 — down one per cent from the year-earlier date and
Neither trick nor treat at recent sheep and goat sale
Sheep and goat markets are near full capacity, but prices stayed mostly firm
It might be the last taste of summer, but winter was in the wings at the latest sheep and goat sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. With colder weather approaching hair lambs are beginning to make their way into the ring, part of a 350-head sale October 17. In the sheep sale buyers appeared to be
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