Minto goat dairy hit by brazen theft

Owner seeks public’s help in locating 48, all-white, weanling Saanen does stolen in July This time, nobody is pointing the finger at coyotes. Sometime between July 14 and 22, 48 white Saanen kids out of a herd of 600 owned by Oak Island Acres goat dairy in Minto went missing in what owner Diane Rourke




Chicken producers will face on-farm audits under new Animal Care Program

Officials say the Animal Care Program meets consumers’ demand for increased 
accountability to ensure livestock are properly cared for

Chicken producers in Manitoba are about to see more comprehensive audits of their farms as the result of a nationwide Animal Care Program. But for most chicken producers, the program won’t change how they raise their birds. “We’ve been managing the animal care on an informal basis up until now,” said Jake Wiebe, chairman of



China panics over meat-free diet for athletes

Reuters / Chinese coaches and officials are panicking that meat-free diets imposed on Olympic athletes outside their training camps are hampering their performances in the lead-up to the London Games. Chinese athletes have been ordered to minimize the risk of accidental doping from clenbuterol-tainted meat this year by steering clear of pork, lamb and beef.


Rabbit co-op formed to boost supplies

Rabbit Producers Co-op Ltd. was formed at a meeting in late May, spearheaded by Luc Laflamme and his wife Linda Filteau, owners of Ecuries Paulyphipas Ranch. “We had a meeting where about 56 people came out; there was a lot of interest,” said Laflamme, adding the new co-op will stretch across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.



Pork exports expected to rise

Demand for Canadian pork products from South Korea may be slowing down, but the total volume of exports is still expected to remain steady, to slightly higher in calendar year 2012. South Korea imported a lot of Canadian pork products in 2011 following that country’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease — but it’s not expected to