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Researchers struggle to quantify the healing properties of honey.
Livestock

The use of honey in wound care of horses

Horse Health: The right kind of honey is key if you want to try this technique

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Medicinal honey shows impressive results in combatting antibiotic resistance, improving patient welfare and economizing wound management for humans and companion animals. When the source of honey is well chosen, there are no mentionable side effects or contra-indications. Bees make honey from the nectar collected from flowers. Honey is roughly 80 per cent simple sugars like glucose and fructose and 20
Dr. Keri Hudson Reykdal speaks at Manitoba Ag Days 2020.
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Province funds new vet student seats

Spots in program will target lack of commercial vets in rural areas

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Veterinary hopefuls from Manitoba will get a few more seats at the table, the province announced Sept. 29. Manitoba will increase its funding at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan, which is the primary school for vet training in Western Canada. Why it matters: Vet shortages have been particularly acute in
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Livestock

Saskatchewan, Manitoba to boost vet college seat quotas

Each province adding five subsidized seats at WCVM

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Updated, Sept. 30 — With livestock producers’ needs at top of mind, 10 more student seats at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan will be spoken for starting next year. The college and the Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments on Thursday announced the two provinces will each step up their funding
It should always be on a producer’s radar when it comes to reproductive failure or clinical cases of bloody urine but there are many other causes of these signs.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Leptospirosis and reproductive losses in beef cattle

Beef 911: While clinical cases are not common in Western Canada, detection of lepto titres in AI bulls can be a problem

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Leptospirosis has been seen rarely in Western Canada. The three large pharma companies have leptospirosis vaccines, usually in combination with the standard five-way viral vaccines. They do not sell many doses, which indicates low frequency. In veterinary practice, we have suspected it when seeing bloody diarrhea or with a high open rate or abortions. Leptospirosis
When healthy, the mass of the frog dominates the back half of the hoof. Its prominence and presence is substantial.
Livestock

Forging the frog of the equine foot

Horse Health: This structure must be nurtured naturally for horse health

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So much detriment comes to the horse when their feet are not comfortable. The robust development and expression of the back half of the horse’s hoof and by association, the frog, plays a major role in cushioning a comfortable landing of the equine foot. The weak or “sick” frog has become so common amongst the
Under the supervision and guidance of your veterinarian, producers should have at least the two main classes of painkiller anti-inflammatory drugs.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is hitting the next level

Beef 911: There are now a variety of NSAIDs and we can select the right ones for specific situations

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I just listened to a talk by two technical services veterinarians with Merck animal health. What I liked about the presentation was they broke down the different disease categories we have on our farms and ranches, and went over what probably would be the first choice for an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) and the second
Alberta’s Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announces funding for the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine on May 10, 2022 at the university’s Spyhill campus. (Government of Alberta video screengrab via YouTube)
Livestock

More funds put up to boost Calgary vet school enrolment

Funding added for more staff, materials on top of infrastructure money

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The University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine, fresh off a major capital funding boost in February’s provincial budget, now gets another $8.4 million over three years to help expand enrolment. “This targeted enrolment funding will go towards hiring on more faculty/staff to teach the increased number of students,” Sam Blackett, press secretary for Advanced
We should all use our skills to diagnose, confirm and search out other potentials in the herd to really cut down the transmission rate.
Beef cattle, Livestock

We can’t hide our head in the sand when it comes to Johne’s disease

Beef 911: There are concerns that this contagious, costly and chronic condition is on the rise in beef herds

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There has been lots said about Johne’s disease over the years but a recent webinar by Dr. Cheryl Waldner (available at beefresearch.ca) gave me lots of food for thought. Herds are getting bigger and as that happens, they are more confined. And since the bacterium that causes Johne’s can be spread in the manure, infection
Ancillary therapies such as vitamin C and Meloxicam, in conjunction with antibiotics, are suggested by veterinarians to treat BRD, but concrete evidence of their effectiveness is needed, according to a Texas A&M researcher.
Livestock, News

Lots of questions surround ancillary therapies, says researcher

There are enough studies to show vitamin C works, but most therapies need further study

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Glacier FarmMedia – Are ancillary therapies often prescribed by veterinarians to enhance antibiotic treatment of bovine respiratory disease worth the investment? That’s the question Dr. Jenna Funk, a beef cattle veterinarian at Texas A&M posed during a recent presentation. An ancillary therapy is a non-antibiotic product given with an antibiotic to enhance its efficacy. These
While you as a producer are very good at detecting sick animals, temperature can help define how sick they really are.
Beef cattle, Livestock

The simple act of taking a temperature is a powerful health aid

Beef 911: A reading can be a warning, a sign that treatment is working or can define how sick an animal is

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All of us in cattle production need to have thermometers and take the temperature of animals we are treating, especially when it comes to respiratory disease. Normal bovine temperature is 38.5 C to 39.5 C (or 101 F to 103 F), which is higher than for humans (or horses). While you as producers are very

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