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Be on guard against bird flu, FAO warns

February 12, 2013

rome / reuters / Governments must not allow financial constraints caused by the current global economic crisis to stop them keeping their guard up against avian flu, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Jan. 29. The agency, one of three international bodies that lead the global response to bird flu, warned of a repeat

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: The sunshine vitamin

By Lorraine Stevenson February 6, 2013

Some of you might remember how you started cold winter days as kids with a tablespoon of cod liver oil. Mom always had it waiting on the corner of the kitchen table before I left for school — yeech! But it was good for us. It was a valuable dose of vitamin D, which, until

News

Warning issued over rodent infestations in vehicles

By Shannon VanRaes January 17, 2013

Rural residents are being warned that mouse infestations in parked vehicles pose a serious health hazard. Manitoba Public Insurance has seen a sharp jump in claims for rodent damage and MPI spokesman Brian Smiley says people need to take extreme care if there’s a chance those rodents were deer mice. “With deer mice there could

Livestock, Other livestock

Strangles — highly contagious, but most horses recover

By Carol Shwetz January 17, 2013

Strangles, also known as equine distemper, is a highly contagious upper respiratory disease of horses, mules, and donkeys. Strangles infection, or the fear of strangles infection, tends to unsettle many horse owners despite that fact that strangles itself is rarely fatal. The stigma attached to this disease is fuelled by its highly contagious nature and

Livestock, News

A sweet success: Healing with honey

By Barb Glover January 17, 2013

It took four litres of honey, 120 days of TLC and 92 bandage changes, but this little filly is back on track

Our tragic story started on May 19, 2012 when a miniature horse named Eastside Acres Unicorn, raised by Don and Barb Glover of Boissevain had an unfortunate accident. The three-year-old filly was sent to Barb Mennie of Kemnay for some driving lessons. A few days into the training the filly had the accident which tore

News, Poultry

Eating the whole egg better for heart health

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 17, 2013

The American Egg Board is promoting new research that suggests eating the whole egg is better for heart health than only egg whites. While consumers concerned about their cholesterol have been advised to limit their consumption of eggs to just the whites, a study involving middle-aged men and women with metabolic syndrome (a combination of

Livestock, Poultry

Antimicrobial resistance monitoring on the way for broiler operations

By Shannon VanRaes January 17, 2013

A rise in antimicrobial resistance has prompted officials to start monitoring chicken operations in four provinces. The Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) will begin monitoring broiler chicken operations early this year, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement. The expanded surveillance project will gather data from farms in Ontario,

International news, Livestock, News, Poultry

Indonesia to ban most poultry imports from Australia

January 4, 2013

jakarta / reuters /Indonesia plans to ban most poultry imports from Australia after an outbreak of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus there in November. Australia’s first outbreak in 15 years should be contained by a cull of 50,000 chickens, authorities said in November, although they do not know what caused the case at an

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Redwater — severity can vary by area

By Roy Lewis January 4, 2013

In talking with other veterinarians it is amazing to me how variable the prevalence of a specific disease can be between geographic areas. We always think of the huge difference between warm climates and colder, more temperate climates. Sometimes these differences can be as close as a one-hour drive in the same province. This becomes

Country Crossroads, News

Newly discovered effects of vitamin D on cancer

By Mcgill University Release January 4, 2013

A team of researchers at McGill University has discovered a molecular basis for the potential cancer preventive effects of vitamin D. The team, led by McGill professors John White and David Goltzman, of the faculty of medicine’s department of physiology, discovered that the active form of vitamin D acts by several mechanisms to inhibit both

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on short covering, war risk

Prairie forecast: Plenty more chances for snow over Holidays

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