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Bull Market For Bred Heifers?

By Daniel Winters October 13, 2011

Want to know how much they are asking for bred heifers? Better sit down first. Morgan Moore is taking orders for 1,500 AI-bred, red and black Angus and Charolais-cross commercial heifers this fall. It s kind of volume dependent, but we re looking for $1,600 to $1,700, depending on how many they take, said Moore,

Beef cattle, Livestock

All boys or all girls?

Conception rates by AI are lower but being able to select the sex is a bonus

By Daniel Winters October 13, 2011

Dairymen have been using it for years to get heifer-only calf crops; now beef producers are trying out sexed semen. Guy Johnston, of Shoreline Stock Farm near Eddystone, is the first in Manitoba to join the ranks of an estimated 200 beef producers in Canada using the new ar tificial insemination (AI) technology. For me,

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

Farmers Urged To Take The Lead On Animal Welfare Standards

By Alex Binkley October 13, 2011

Farmers must be able to prove their livestock and poultry are raised humanely or governments will be pressured to do it for them, attendees at a recent farm animal conference were told. Speakers from the National Farm Animal Care Coalition (NFACC), farm groups and Agriculture Canada said animal welfare codes of practice have to be

Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

EU Softens Ban On Eggs From Battery Hens

By Charlie Dunmore October 13, 2011

An EU ban on the sale of eggs from battery chickens to consumers will go ahead as planned from Jan. 1, 2012, but producers may be free to sell non-compliant eggs to domestic processors, the bloc s consumer affairs chief said Oct. 5. The commission does not intend to postpone the deadline of the ban.

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Sale Results To Make A Rancher Smile

By Daniel Winters October 6, 2011

Co-operator staff / brandon Up in the bleachers near the back at Heartland Auction Services, Garry McDougall looks toward the ring, stops in mid-sentence, and bends an ear towards the auctioneer. Four of them are mine, he said, with a grin. Now you ll see if I get a smile on my face. The Brandon-area

Livestock, News

Participants In Cattle-Handling Workshop Learn Less Is More

By Lorraine Stevenson October 6, 2011

Andrew Dueck wasn t quite sure what he d get out of a cattle-handling workshop, but the Beausejour teen learned less shouting, chasing, and running translates into more effective herd management. It used to be we were chasing calves, which was just impossible, said the 16-year-old. Now I ve gone out there and just slowly

News, Other livestock

Fall Sales Attract Huge Numbers

By Mark Elliot October 6, 2011

Co-operator contributor The sheep and goat sale on September 1, 2011 was the beginning of two sales per month for the Winnipeg Livestock Auction. The September sale started with a big bang, as there was nearly 1,200 sheep and goats delivered for this sale. Ewes dominated this sale, and there was no breed dominating the

Livestock, Other livestock

Common Parasites Plague Sheep And Goat Herds

By Shannon VanRaes October 6, 2011

The barber pole worm is nearing outbreak levels in some areas of the province, according to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). The situation on a few farms is the worst I ve seen in my time here, said Mamoon Rashid, MAFRI sheep and goat specialist. He said the parasite, along with liver flukes,

Hogs, Livestock

Gonyou Recognized For Career Accomplishments

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 29, 2011

Longtime Prairie Swine Centre researcher Harold Gonyou has been named an honorary fellow of the International Society for Applied Ethology in recognition of his career accomplishments in pig behaviour and welfare research. During his career, Gonyou established the methodology for assessing feeder effectiveness (resulting in the redesign of several brands of feeders in Canada), establishment

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

The Beef Industry Is On The Horns Of A Dilemma

By Kris Ringwall September 29, 2011

The beef world is changing, but one should avoid the word chaotic because the beef world has a lot of structure and is far from disorganized. However, the incoming forces that we do not control, such as Mother Nature, are slamming us. Although the response is quite organized, those forces certainly increase our sense of

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