Cow-calf producers in Western Canada should have a well-designed biosecurity plan during calving season to reduce disease risks to the cattle herd.
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Biosecurity during calving: What’s your farm’s risk?
A well-designed biosecurity plan for calving season is essential for the farmer to reduce risks to their cattle herd
Saskatchewan cow tests positive for bovine tuberculosis
A cow raised in Saskatchewan has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced late Tuesday.
Bird flu spreads to California dairy cows
Cows at three dairy farms in California tested positive for H5N1 bird flu at the end of August, marking an expansion of the virus into the largest dairy producing region of the United States, according to an announcement from the state’s agriculture department. More than 190 herds have been infected across the U.S. since March,
Antibiotic resistance in weaned calves a rarity
Western Canadian study finds resistance in only two per cent of sampled calves
If a new piece of western Canadian research is any indication, few weaned calves ready for the feedlot are carrying medication-resistant passengers. The project was focused on bacteria and viruses that can contribute to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). It found antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in just two per cent of sampled calves from 27 herds throughout
Where the wild pigs roam
German wild pig study shows how far they travel and the lengths they go to keep moving
Glacier FarmMedia – Their names are Rudiger, Dietmar and Cindy, and they have a lot to teach about wild pig movement patterns. The three eastern German wild boar were tracked far from where they were first spotted and tagged. None were fazed by natural barriers that would put off other animals. Dietmar, for example, tended
Detective work solves swine sickness mystery
Maple Leaf official recounts challenges faced while trying to put a stop to a Streptococcus zooepidemicus outbreak
Glacier FarmMedia – When a multiplication pig barn came down with a Streptococcus zooepidemicus outbreak in March 2019, Maple Leaf Foods staff scrambled to figure out what it was and how to treat it. At first, they dealt with it as suggested by worldwide veterinary authorities. Believing the gilts were over the illness, they were sent into four sow
PEDv vaccine among funded research projects
$10.6 million earmarked for pork research
A vaccine for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and antimicrobial alternatives will be among the hog industry research projects supported by recently announced federal cash. “These projects and the knowledge that we’re aiming to achieve through this research will contribute to the bottom line of pork producers and processors and will also build in Canada’s
The financial chink in Canada’s African swine fever armour
Industry says ‘Day 1’ farmer compensation mechanisms need to be more robust
If African swine fever (ASF) arrives in Canada, a lot of things will happen. Response plans will be implemented. Quarantines will be imposed and animal movements locked down. Biosecurity will ramp up to crisis levels. Information and updates will flow between federal and provincial chief veterinary offices and the industry. Further from ground zero, zoning
Load out risky time for hog farm
Load out can open door for infection in a barn
Glacier FarmMedia – What if the truck driver asks to enter the hog barn to use the bathroom? Does the operation have a protocol for that? That’s a question asked of Dr. Julia Keenliside at the Manitoba Swine Seminar. “Everybody’s got to work out what your procedures are, because that happens,” said Keenliside, an Edmonton-based
First CWD case found in central Manitoba
Province’s confirmed cases up to 26
The province has its first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) outside of western Manitoba. On Jan. 24, the province announced that a hunter-submitted tissue sample from a female white-tailed deer near Winkler in south-central Manitoba had tested positive for CWD. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal prion disease in the same family as BSE,
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