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Canada Tightens Controls On Japanese Food, Animal Feed

Canada has tightened its controls on Japanese imports to include all food and animal feed products from areas affected by Japan’s ongoing nuclear crisis. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said April 1 that it requires documentation proving the safety of food and feed products before it will allow them into Canada. The federal agency has
Dairy cattle, News

Radiation In Japanese Food A Concern

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The World Health Organization said on Monday that radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant was more serious than previously thought, eclipsing signs of progress in a battle to avert a catastrophic meltdown in its reactors. Engineers managed to rig power cables to all six reactors at the Fukushima complex, 240
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

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They’ve promised to try to get along better but processors and dairy producers look set to get into another scrap over the amount of milk in a dairy product. Saputo and Kraft Canada went to court when Ottawa imposed new compositional standards for cheese, which required greater use of milk, in 2008. In February, the
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Appeal Court Upholds Cheese Standards Regulation

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Say cheese. Canada’s dairy farmers and Ottawa are both smiling after a federal Appeal Court upheld regulations requiring cheese to be made from fluid milk and not other milk products. “We are pleased that the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the authority of the federal government to set compositional standards,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Mastitis — Not Just A Problem With Dairy Cows

Even though we think of mastitis as more of a dairy disease, producers still need to be vigilant in their beef herds. With higher milk production and cows being retained in our herds longer, both these factors have a tendency to increase mastitis incidence. Mastitis or inflammation of the mammary gland results in swelling in
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More Questions For Reena – for Mar. 10, 2011

DearReena, Mychildren aregrownandI havekeptsome oftheitems thattheyused whentheywere babies.Oneof myfavourite piecesofbaby furnitureisa bassinetteon wheels.Doyouhaveanyideaof somethingthatIcanusethisfor otherthanbabies?Ijustcan’t bringmyselftopartwithitbut alsocan’tjustifykeepingitbecause ourhomeisquitesmall. Glenda Glenda, You are right to hold on to that treasure. A bassinette on wheels makes the perfect laundry basket because it can easily be rolled from one room to the next. If you need a place
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

New SCC Standard Announced For Dairy Farmers

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Manitoba dairy farmers will see a sharp reduction in allowable somatic cell count limits for milk next year. The maximum allowable somatic cell count (SCC) will be lowered to 399,000 from the current 499,000, effective Aug. 1, 2012. The change shouldn’t affect most producers much, if at all. Manitoba’s current SCC average is 265,000, according
Dairy cattle, Livestock

It’s Often A Puzzle When A Cow Goes Down

Downer cows have been a concern for farmers and veterinarians almost since the beginning of time. Typically, a downer cow surprises the farmer. Often a perfectly healthy cow with no presenting history is suddenly found down and unable to rise. Because cattle, especially mature ones, are such heavy beasts, several complications can ensue, even when
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Pros And Cons Of Raw Milk Debated At NFU

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Public health authorities would be wiser to find a way to accommodate the growing consumer demand for unpasteurized milk than pushing it underground, says an Ontario dairy farmer recently acquitted of charges related to distributing raw milk. Durham, Ont. dairy farmer Michael Schmidt said he agrees with public health officials that raw milk is risky
Dairy cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Lameness Causing Major Losses In Dairy Cattle

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Asilent epidemic which has nothing to do with disease is injuring Canadian dairy cattle and costing milk producers millions of dollars annually. Chronic lameness is widespread in dairy herds throughout Canada and damage from it is far greater than realized, according to a British Columbia dairy scientist. “It’s a serious, serious problem,” Jeffrey Rushen told

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