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The worst breeding wrecks occur in single sire mating or when the dominant bull is infertile.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Take bull health by the horns

Beef 911: A proactive approach can ensure a successful breeding season for your herd

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Herd bulls can be forgotten at times but attention turns to them now, just before the breeding season. Bulls can be hard to handle, but there are good facilities for examining and treating them. Bulls should be vaccinated for most things you give to cows, with the exception of scours vaccines. Deworming and lice control should always be
The feathering on many draft horse breeds can hide signs of chronic progressive lymphedema.
Livestock

CPL: a big health issue for big horses

Horse Health: Chronic progressive lymphedema causes swollen lower limbs and puts draft horses at risk for infection

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Chronic Progressive Lymphedema (CPL) is a condition that compromises lymphatic drainage, leading to swelling in the lower limbs and complications like bacterial, fungal or parasitic infections. It’s a longstanding and often misunderstood condition prevalent in draft-type horses such as Belgians, Clydesdales, Shires, Gypsy Vanners, English cobs, German draft horse breeds, Friesians and Percherons. Horses affected
“Once animals come into the pens and the pen density is high, and then they’re sharing water at the water troughs, we do see an increase in the prevalence of BRD pathogens.” – Dr. Trevor Alexander, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Livestock, Other

Quick test could improve livestock treatment decisions

Researchers use water troughs to monitor antimicrobial resistant bacteria

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Glacier FarmMedia – Researchers are seeking ways to manage antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on farms, including quicker evaluation of bacteria so treatment can be better targeted. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and University of Saskatchewan veterinary school researchers are studying feedlot water troughs, hoping the water can tell them what sort of anti-microbial resistant bacteria are present. Antimicrobial
Elevated levels of mycotoxins in feed increases fungal growth and fermentation of plant proteins.
Livestock

The effects of mycotoxin exposure in cattle

Dairy cattle are often affected by multiple mycotoxins when levels reach a damaging threshold in feed

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Mycotoxin concern in cattle tends to focus on deoxynivalenol (DON) but there’s a realm of other dangerous mycotoxins that can have an effect. Why it matters: In dairy cows, too much mycotoxin exposure has serious impacts on feeding and gestation. In poultry and pigs, the effects can be fatal. Dr. Gustavo Scheunemann of Ohio State
University of Saskatchewan researcher Paola Elizalde Ruiz drops an experimental vaccine vector into the eye of a calf.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Vaccination for cattle aims to leave pink eye in the dust 

New method promises to battle disease where it lives

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Glacier FarmMedia – Treating pink eye in cattle on pasture can be frustrating, time consuming and only minimally effective. That’s why researchers with the University of Saskatchewan have completed a trial project that may set the stage for more effective treatment. Results from the recent study, started by now-retired researcher Philip Griebel, suggest that dropping
Comment: Horse health research will help humans stay healthy too
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Comment: Horse health research will help humans stay healthy too

The body of work can provide insights on reining in issues like diabetes and obesity

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As a veterinary science researcher, equine surgeon and sports medicine and rehabilitation specialist, I’ve seen firsthand the similarities between horses and humans. Both horses and people with endocrine disorders like Type 2 diabetes can suffer multiple types of musculoskeletal issues. For example, horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction – similar to Cushing disease in people
Nyssa Guilbert is a student at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and Guy Hobman Award winner.
Faces of ag, Farmit Manitoba

The draw of rural vet practice

Faces of Ag: Nyssa Guilbert is the first Manitoban student to receive the Guy Hobman Award

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With her love of rural life and penchant for the problem solving needed to treat many types and sizes of animals, Manitoba-born veterinary student Nyssa Guilbert says she hopes to work in a country practice once she graduates. “It’s just kind of like what I’ve always known and what I’ve always loved,” said the Anola-area
BCRC board member Melissa Atchison represents the beef sector at the 2023 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.
Livestock, News

New vaccine tools launched for cattle

Clear guidelines and infographics aim to streamline vaccination management

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Cattle farmers have a new set of tools to help manage vaccination programs for their herds, courtesy of the Beef Cattle Research Council. “Vaccine schedules can be so overwhelming, and knowing when to use modified live or killed vaccines and the schedule for boosting them can be so overwhelming,” said BCRC member and Manitoba cattle

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