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Depending on the type of parasitic larvae, clinical signs can include coughing and slight diarrhea or weight loss.

Got poor weight gain in cattle? Check for parasites

Beef 911: Even seemingly healthy cattle might do better after deworming

By Roy Lewis August 21, 2019

This season has really turned around in Western Canada in terms of moisture. This has seen the pastures shoot up, humidity run up and should lead to optimal survival of internal parasite larvae. If turnout to pasture occurred at normal times, maximum picking up of larvae has or is occurring so internal levels will be

Hair loss in the neck, across the shoulders and withers, and in the udder area is an indication that cattle have lice.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Persistent lice in cattle a potent problem

As winter wears on, many cattle producers are faced with a continual lice infestation in their herd

By NDSU Release April 10, 2019

Some producers have treated more than once and still are seeing the effects of lice in their livestock. “We are experiencing lice populations that are apparently much more difficult to control than previously,” says Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension veterinarian. “We cannot be sure as to the reason for reduced lice control, but

Parasites are often a hidden health hazard because cattle don’t look sick, says parasitology professor, John Gilleard.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Parasites could be costing you big bucks without you even realizing it

Infected cattle often look healthy, but their daily gain might be  up to half a pound lower than it should be

By Alexis Kienlen September 21, 2016

Little is known about the impact of parasites on Canadian cattle production. But one thing is sure — resistance to the medication used to treat these parasites is growing. “There’s a lack of local information and a lack of information on parasites in Canada. That’s a problem,” John Gilleard, professor of parasitology in the University

Tsetse flies spread the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness.

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The upside of no sex life

It may spell the end for the parasite responsible for  African sleeping sickness

By Reuters February 8, 2016

An unusual sex life may spell the extinction of the deadly African sleeping sickness parasite, which threatens millions of people in West and Central Africa, an international team of scientists said Jan. 27. The parasite, called T.b. gambiense, has not had sex for thousands of years and is now made up entirely of asexual clones

News

Anaplasmosis Reappears In Southeastern Manitoba

By Ron Friesen March 3, 2011

More cases of anap lasmosis have been detected in southeastern Manitoba cattle after an outbreak in the region appeared to have died down last summer. Five new herds in the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn have been identified with anaplasmosis-positive cattle since October 2010, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed. Eight positive animals in two of

News

Anaplasmosis Outbreak Quiets Down

By Ron Friesen June 24, 2010

“We’re not doing active testing right now unless we have a suspicion of the disease.” – DR. DOROTHY GEALE, CFIA An anaplasmosis outbreak in southeastern Manitoba livestock herds is starting to tail off with no new cases reported since earlier this spring. The last confirmed case on April 26 involved a herd of bison in

Livestock, Opinion

Monitoring Wildlife Disease Key To Protecting Livestock

By Mcpa Release May 20, 2010

“You cannot effectively find the source if you are only testing cattle.” The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association read with interest the article on the front page of the Manitoba Co-operator April 29 edition on the issue of anaplasmosis and disease surveillance in Manitoba. However, there were vital points not covered in the article. The CFIA’s

Livestock, News

Anaplasmosis Intensifies In Southeastern Manitoba

By Ron Friesen March 18, 2010

“It’s not a food safety issue.” “It’s not a food safety issue.” – Dr. Lynn Bates, Cfia Canada’s largest anaplasmosis outbreak in more than a quarter-century continues to spread in southeastern Manitoba. Eleven infected cattle herds have been found in a hot spot within the Rural Municipality of Stuartburn near the Canada-U. S. border. Another

Livestock, News

New Rules For Cattle, Sheep And Goat Imports

By Dave Bedard February 18, 2010

New federal rules will more easily allow healthy breeding cattle to enter Canada from the U. S. if one or some of their herdmates test positive for anaplasmosis. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has revised its import rules to bring the handling of “non-negative” U. S. animals more in line with the regulations that govern

Livestock, Other livestock

New Test May Help Address Costly Parasite In Sheep Industry

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 14, 2010

Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of Georgia say they have developed an improved, more efficient method to test for the most serious of the parasitic worms in sheep. The researchers say the test will allow a faster, easier and less expensive way to test for the presence and quantity of Haemonchus contortus,

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Prairie wheat bids mixed to start December

More U.S. soybean shipments to China due to load through mid-December

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