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Care And Nutrition Of The Easy-Keeping Horse

carol shwetz dvm Horses are designed to digest high-fibre forages that are low in sugar. An “easy-keeping horse” is one that can live on apparently little food. Easy keepers tend to be found most often in breeds originally developed to survive under harsh conditions. Most pony breeds are easy keepers, and hardy horse breeds such
Cereals, Opinion

Don’t Blame Ethanol For Hog Industry Woes

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Feed grain prices in Western Canada are not wholly dependent on the supply and demand in Western Canada. The dog days of summer are upon us, and with the last remnants of the small-town fairs still in the air, we’re left with fond memories of the circus clowns and second-rate magicians. Disappearing people, never-ending hankies,
Livestock

Loonies Not Lucky For Livestock

Ca t t l e prices at the auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Sept. 4 held relatively stable, although the continued appreciation of the Canadian dollar was viewed as a bearish price influence. Marketings of cattle were down a bit in comparison to the previous week’s level. Continued poor demand from U.
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Schwarzenegger Lobbies For Water

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has demanded that President Barack Obama’s cabinet rethink federal policy that would divert water from parched farms and cities to threatened fish, his administration said. California’s rivers used to brim with salmon and sturgeon, but a massive system of canals diverted water that fed farms and cities, now suffering through a
Beef cattle, Livestock

Pork, Poultry Prices Pressure Cattle Values

DWAYNE KLASSEN RNI – Gene Parks,Pipestone Livestock Sales “If you are selling pork chops for $2.50 a pound, consumers don’t want to pay $11.50 a pound for ribeye.” Marketi ngs of cattle at the auction yards in Manitoba continued to increase during the week ended Aug. 28. Prices for cattle, however, remained on the defensive
Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

Planning For A Possible Pandemic

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“Obviously, human health is first and the animals second, but we would do our utmost to ensure that the animals are looked after so there are no animal welfare issues.” – SHEILA MOWAT Cows won’t get the flu, but a lot of farmers might. If even half of what public health officials are saying, both
Hogs, News

Canada’s Hog Inventory Declines

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Canada’s hog inventories as of July 1, 2009, totalled 12.1 million head, down from 12.98 million at the same time a year ago, but up slightly from the 11.88 million during the quarter ended April 1, 2009, figures released by Statistics Canada August 20 show. The government agency said Canada’s hog inventories have been decreasing
Livestock

Herd Liquidations Seen In Near Future

– Buddy Bergner,Ashern Livestock Mart “These individuals are sick of putting out money for feed, only to lose that value in the poor price for the animal.” Activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards picked up somewhat during the week ended Aug. 21, with some of the increased volume associated with feed concerns and continued discontent
Livestock

Marketings Resume As Summer Breaks Ending

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Activity at Ma n i t o b a’s cattle auction yards remained light during the week ended Aug. 14, although there was a slight increase in movement, with more yards restarting after their summer shutdowns. Robin Hill of Hear tland Livestock Services at Virden said activity was starting to pick up on the yearling

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