Livestock Producers To Receive Free On-Farm Veterinary Visits

When’s the last time you had a veterinarian onfarm to discuss your production practices? Manitoba veterinarians are pleased to participate in new federal-provincial programs that offer the province’s livestock producers on-farm herd assessments paid for by the Growing Forward Food Safety Program for Farms. These programs, developed in conjunction with livestock producer groups and Manitoba


Anaplasmosis Strikes Cattle In Eastern Manitoba

“It seems to be limited to this one area.” – DR. LYNN BATES, CFIA Manitoba’s first anaplasmosis outbreak in 40 years has produced 305 infected cattle, or reactors, on eight farms in the eastern region of the province. The herds are all in an area west of the Winnipeg River in the rural municipalities of

Veterinary College’s Expansions Funded

The federal Western Economic Diversification agency has pledged over $2.7 million for the Western College of Veterinary Medicine to expand its diagnostics lab and renovate one of its clinic facilities. The WCVM, based at the University of Saskatchewan, is now completing a two-storey diagnostics addition and basement, expected to add about 3,000 square metres of

Don’t Become Complacent Around Livestock

Farmers and ranchers who work with livestock need to stay vigilant around those animals. “Most ranchers and farmers who have cattle and horses like working with animals and interacting with them,” said Charlie Stoltenow, an extension service veterinarian with North Dakota State University at Fargo. “The more they work with cattle and horses, the more


New Strategy Could Protect Industry

Li ves tock groups and government officials are drafting a National Farmed Animal Health Strategy to protect both humans and animals from new diseases and viruses and encourage a more sustainable approach to livestock production. Norm Willis, a former chief veterinary officer for Canada and one of the architects of the strategy, outlined its progress

Horse Health

carol shwetz dvm It is the responsibility of the person travelling with horses to ensure proper documentation is provided to border officials. Horses from Canada travel across the border into the Uni ted States for purposes surprisingly similar to people. They have jobs, exhibitions, competitions, and new homes on the other side. Both people and

Report urges more vets for rural Manitoba

“People say they’re 100 per cent behind the system we have. Just make it work.” – Neil Hathaway, Task Force Member A provincial task force recommends continuing Manitoba’s existing rural veterinary service districts but urges greater efforts to attract more qualified staff to them. That could include making it easier for immigrant veterinarians to practise


TB investigated in North Dakota herd

A North Dakota beef herd is being tested for bovine tuberculosis, following the identification of a cow with a TB lesion at a Minnesota meat-processing plant, the North Dakota Agriculture Department says in a release. “We are in the early stages of the investigation, and complete results of the herd tests won’t be known for