Popular livestock trailer designs also increase pig stress during transportation, hitting at meat quality, animal welfare and farm profit, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher says
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Pig transport stress costs pork sector
Popular livestock trailer designs also increase pig stress during transport, hitting at meat quality, animal welfare and farm profit, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher says
Canadian farms at risk from animal activism
A legal expert warns that growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian livestock farmers
A legal expert warns that growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian farmers, despite livestock industry groups spending considerable effort on their public trust files.
Manitoba auctions offer respite to fire-evacuated livestock
Heartland Livestock Services in Virden and Grunthal Auction Mart in Grunthal have offered farmers in fire-threatened areas a safe place to evacuate their livestock.
Heartland Livestock Services in Virden and Grunthal Auction Mart in Grunthal have offered farmers in fire-threatened areas a safe place to evacuate their livestock.
Emergency definition in hotseat in transport report
Emergency management and hours of service among concerns for House ag committee
Glacier FarmMedia – Truck drivers can legally exceed their regulated hours if it’s an emergency, but when does animal welfare meet that description? That was among the topics tackled as the House of Commons standing committee on agriculture released its report on challenges facing the livestock transport sector. The report, “Striking a Balance: Electronic Logging
New Zealand exports last livestock
Reuters – New Zealand’s last exports of livestock by sea have been completed and live exports have ceased, its agriculture minister said April 21. The country has now fully implemented a ban on export shipments of animals on the grounds of their welfare. The government announced in 2021 that shipping animals offshore, largely for building
Study fails to support rest stop benefits for cattle: BCRC
Preconditioning appears to be more important than rest and feed stops BCRC says
To say the cattle sector is unhappy with changed transportation rules is putting it mildly. Now, results from a third Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) study on transportation outcomes are feeding the ire. BCRC science director Reynold Bergen said the study, summarized in a blog post titled “Strike three? Transport rest stops still don’t show a benefit
More time needed on livestock transport code
Updated rules for animal transport have been in the works since 2018, prior to changes in federal regulation
The body responsible for updating livestock transportation codes says it needs more time than was allotted under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The federal-provincial funding framework is slated to expire on March 31, 2023. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) anticipated that it would need every bit of time available, given the scope of the
Empty roads a headache for hog producers
Truck drivers are at a premium and that’s a serious problem for the pork sector
There have not been enough trucks on the road to keep the pork sector ticking smoothly, and the Manitoba Pork Council says it is seeing serious impacts. General manager Cam Dahl said that, as well as general transportation disruptions through the sector, there have been issues with trucks at the Canada-U.S. border. “I’m getting reports
Manitoba farm groups happy with AgriRecovery program details
AID | $155 million in relief measures hits the biggest hurts, but how does it stack up against groups’ initial asks? KAP, Manitoba Beef Producers and Dairy Farmers of Manitoba said they were pleased with AgriRecovery drought relief measures announced August 31. “We thank both levels of government for recognizing the severity of the disaster and enacting
New Zealand to end livestock exports by sea
The decision is due to animal welfare concerns
Reuters – New Zealand said April 14 it will stop the export of livestock by sea following a transition period of up to two years, citing animal welfare concerns for a decision that will affect major trading partners including Australia and China. The ban was welcomed by animal welfare groups, but the peak farming industry
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