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Australia reports deadly bird flu case

By Alex Binkley November 30, 2012

paris / reuters Australia has reported its first case of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus in 15 years. So far 5,000 poultry have died at an infected egg farm in Maitland, 160 kilometres north of Sydney, but 50,000 birds are at risk. The virus is different from the deadly H5N1 strain, found in 1997

Beef cattle, Livestock

Common errors in handling vaccines

By Roy Lewis November 29, 2012

In order to achieve the maximum benefit out of vaccines or antibiotics this fall they must be handled properly right up to the time they are administered. You as producers pay good money for these products and the pharmaceutical companies want to ensure you get the maximum benefit. Vaccine failures are not desirable in anyone’s

Livestock

U.S. government, health groups sound alarm on antibiotics

By Julie Steenhuysen November 29, 2012

Reuters / The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a coalition of 25 health-care organizations are joining forces to fight the overuse of antibiotics in people and livestock in a bid to curb the rise of drug-resistant “super bugs.” Without action, patients could soon face a time when antibiotics are powerless to treat

Opinion

Prescription only

By Laura Rance-Unger November 29, 2012

Last week was recognized in the U.S. as “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week,” and two coalitions came forward with statements about the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance. While they delivered the same message — protecting antibiotics is a shared responsibility — they were notably different in tone. First was an announcement that the U.S. Centers

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Beef industry still seeking approval to irradiate ground beef

By Lorraine Stevenson November 21, 2012

Canadian cattle producers sought Health Canada approval to irradiate  ground beef more than 10 years ago. They are still waiting.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association once thought it would be just a matter of time before Canadian food companies would get the green light to start irradiating ground beef. That was a decade ago, when the CCA submitted a petition to Health Canada seeking regulatory approval for use of irradiation as another tool to reduce pathogens

Country Crossroads, News

Exercise and nourish your joints

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 21, 2012

I had spent many hours gardening one day last summer, and had awakened some neglected muscles. They were not happy after several hours of raking, shovelling and hauling heavy planters filled with soil around the backyard. On the positive side though, I burned quite a few calories. According to a calorie expenditure website, an adult

News

Ritz to shave his moustache

November 15, 2012

Staff / Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has accepted the challenge from Canada’s poultry and egg farmers to shave his moustache in support of prostate cancer awareness and men’s mental health. Chicken Farmers of Canada, Canadian Hatching Egg Producers, Egg Farmers of Canada and Turkey Farmers of Canada issued the challenge in recognition of Movember, the

Hogs, Livestock

Bone fractures may be linked to dietary mineral levels

By Bernie Peet November 15, 2012

The incidence of hog carcass contamination and trimming related to spine fractures is increasing at Olymel’s Red Deer processing plant and possibly at other plants, according to Eduardo Beltranena, monogastrics research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. While the incidence is not widespread, for some farms this problem is up to six times more

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Baytril use expanded to hogs and dairy heifers

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 10, 2012

An antimicrobial weapon against respiratory illness in feedlot cattle can now also be used against pneumonias in hogs and non-lactating dairy cattle. Bayer HealthCare’s Canadian animal health division announced Oct. 24 it has approvals to sell its injectable enrofloxacin solution, Baytril 100, to treat swine respiratory disease (SRD) in hogs, and to treat bovine respiratory

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Goat producers sought for national scrapie study

By Alexis Kienlen November 9, 2012

Goat producers are being urged to participate in a scrapie prevalence study, part of an effort to rid the country of the disease. “What we’re trying to do is establish a strategic plan to get producers involved with scrapie eradication in a way that works for producers,” Corlena Patterson, project co-ordinator of Scrapie Canada, said

Daily Network News

Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer

China imposes curbs on beef imports to protect domestic industry

Prairie forecast: Northwesterly flow brings seasonable temperatures, weak systems

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