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Battle of the beta-agonists

By Sheri Monk March 23, 2012

One of North America’s largest beef buyers is telling feeders that it wants a little more fat and a little less lean, and is delivering a not-so-subtle hint on their choice of growth promotants to achieve it. “Maximizing performance and efficiencies pre-harvest at the expense of beef taste and tenderness concerns us — it’s not

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Canadian cattle herd to shrink despite strong prices and trade wins

By Rod Nickel February 15, 2012

Canada’s cattle herd should keep shrinking for several years, making it tough for the No. 3 beef exporter to fully capitalize on new overseas opportunities, according to the head of the country’s new beef industry group. The Canadian herd fell to an 18-year low of 13.87 million head midway through last year, even as Chicago

Beef cattle, Livestock

Cattle Market Outlook Bright

By Daniel Winters November 17, 2011

CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON Feeder prices, already bright, are likely to get even brighter. I m not willing to quote any prices or make any predictions on how high they might go, but I m pretty bullish that this market is going to be strong, Cargill s Tyler Friesen said at the recent Manitoba Beef

Hogs, Livestock

Foot-And-Mouth Surfaces In Two Countries

April 7, 2011

China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang has reported an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among pigs, which killed 25 hogs and sickened 58, the second outbreak in the region so far in the year, the Ministry of Agriculture said. The recent outbreak was less serious than the one reported in February, when 3,941 pigs were culled. The

Hogs, Livestock

Hog Feed Additive Approved For Variable Dose

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 5, 2009

Elanco Canada has gained approval for what it describes as a more flexible range of doses for its swine feed additive Paylean. Paylean was already approved for doses of five parts per million (ppm) to improve hogs’ weight gain and feed efficiency, and 10 ppm for increased carcass leanness and dressing per cent. The new

Hogs, News

Arrests For Banned Pig Drug In China

By Niu Shuping March 26, 2009

Fifteen people in China’s southern province of Guangzhou were arrested for selling pigs that had been fed banned drugs to make their meat leaner, Xinhua news agency reported March 19. The pigs had been fed ractopamine, a drug that is used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs. The feed additive Paylean, a

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans higher in technical bounce; wheat firms

Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist

Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026

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Battle of the beta-agonists

Canadian cattle herd to shrink despite strong prices and trade wins

Cattle Market Outlook Bright

Foot-And-Mouth Surfaces In Two Countries

Hog Feed Additive Approved For Variable Dose

Arrests For Banned Pig Drug In China

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