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The effectiveness of vaccines in chickens is limited because the bird flu virus rapidly evolves.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Eliminating bird flu in chicken barns

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens and one study shows how

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Recent advances in gene editing technology could potentially help create disease-resistant animals. In a recent study, my colleagues and I showcased the potential of gene editing to protect chickens from the threat of avian influenza. This disease is caused by an ever-evolving virus that gets around numerous biosecurity measures such as good hygiene, restricted bird
File photo of cattle on pasture northeast of Calgary. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Report aims to show animal agriculture’s interconnections

CAPI hopes to broaden policymakers' perspective

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A new report for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture on economic, social and environmental levels. The report, titled Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis, delves into the issues surrounding cattle, dairy and poultry production in the country and how it is interconnected within
JBS signage at Greeley, Colorado. (JBS.com.br)
Livestock, Markets

Third-quarter profit plunges for JBS

Low U.S. pork prices, beef margins and global chicken glut cited

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacker, reported an 86 per cent drop in third-quarter net income compared to a year ago on Monday, sliding to around 573 million reais (C$166.3 million). Net income was under the LSEG consensus forecast of 724 million reais, and far below the whopping four billion-real
Manitoba sees first bird flu case of 2023
News, Poultry

Manitoba sees first bird flu case of 2023

The virus was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation in the RM of Rhineland

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Manitoba’s grace period with highly pathogenic avian influenza is at an end. On Nov. 8, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a case on a commercial poultry operation in the RM of Rhineland in south-central Manitoba. It is the province’s first domestic case in almost a year. Manitoba’s last brush with HPAI in domesticated birds
The CFIA has suspended import of French poultry products, except for canned or cooked items.
News, Poultry

CFIA pumps brakes on French poultry

Move linked to France’s avian flu vaccination program

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Canada has tightened its rules around poultry products from France. On Sept. 27, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced it would temporarily suspend French hatching eggs, live poultry and any raw or frozen poultry products from entering Canada, effective Oct. 1. The suspension does not cover canned, cooked or heat-treated products. Why it matters: North
File photo of ducks on a farm at Gironde in southwestern France. (Esperanza33/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Canada puts temporary ban on France’s poultry, eggs

CFIA move to 'manage the risk' from bird flu vaccination plan

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Imports of live birds and unprocessed poultry and eggs from France are barred from Canada effective Sunday (Oct. 1), pending a risk assessment of France’s duck vaccination program for avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the temporary ban Tuesday, following France’s move to require mandatory vaccination against highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI)
File photo of young birds on a Canadian broiler operation. (Elena Bionysheva-Abramova/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

High-path avian flu pops back up in Saskatchewan, Alberta

Canada keeps sights on 'country-level freedom' from virus

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Even after 21 months of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in Canada — including three new cases in domestic birds so far this month — Canada’s “stamping out” policy for the virus remains in effect. Canada’s active caseload of the virus now comes down to just eight of the 325 premises affected since December 2021.
Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA’s logo on a tower in Jundiai, northwest of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil, on June 1, 2017. (File photo: Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)
Livestock Markets, Markets

Brazilian meatpacker JBS sees gain from lower grain prices

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Reuters – Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA has forecast gains of US$450 million this year related to lower grain prices, particularly corn, higher than guidance of US$340 million given at the end of the first quarter. CFO Guilherme Cavalcanti revealed the estimate, expected to primarily benefit the company’s pork and poultry businesses, as JBS discussed quarterly
Meat and poultry products are key components of our local food system, and we have to make sure we maintain the infrastructure needed to support livestock farming from the farm to the fork.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Meat processors key link in local food value chain

The labour issues in the sector didn’t pop up overnight

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Labour shortages have long been a challenge for the meat processing sector. It creates problems for meat processing businesses and also makes it harder for farmers to access much-needed processing capacity for their livestock when animals are ready for market. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the skilled worker shortage, while driving an increase in consumer demand

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