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Best turnout in recent memory indicates optimism returning to province’s cattle sector after a dismal decade
If the record number of entries at the Manitoba Livestock Expo is any indication, the province’s beef sector is well on its way to recovery after a dismal decade. Event co-chairs Albert Rimke and Ron Kristjansson said about 570 head of purebred and commercial cattle were brought in to compete in over a dozen showTwo farms side by side in the coyote-infested Interlake credit guardian animals for eliminating losses due to predation
Sheep producers Lorna Wall and Rozanne Nevakshonoff are Interlake neighbours who disagree over whether guardian dogs or donkeys do the best job of protecting their herds. But they do agree on one thing: guardian animals are their best defence against the coyotes, wolves, bears and cougars roaming their sparsely populated farms near Poplarfield. Both saySome dairy goat producers want leg bands instead of ear tags and there are different methods for reporting and recording of animal movement, and retiring tags
Atraceability program for goats is coming, and now is the time for producers to give their input on how the system should operate, says the general manager of the Canadian National Goat Federation. “Traceability and animal identification are almost non-negotiable right now,” Jennifer MacTavish said at the recent Alberta Goat Breeders Association conference. “Our role
