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Higher Prices For Grass Cattle Don’t Stem Demand

The movement of cattle to the various auction marts in Manitoba has continued at a good pace, although the Good Friday holiday April 10 was expected to result in some producers holding animals back until after the Easter break. Values for cattle sold across the province continued to hold firm and in most cases improved
Hogs, Livestock

Dealing With Sick Or Injured Pigs

Just treating pigs with antibiotics without knowing the cause of the health problem is not only hit and miss, but will delay effective treatment and possibly compromise pig welfare. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and edi tor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week
Livestock

Calf Survival Threatened By Late, Wet Spring

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This spring’s snow, rain and floods have severely hampered the ability of calves to survive. “These weather conditions have been a real setback for our 2009 calf crop,” says North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian Charlie Stoltenow. “We can expect to see an increase in scours (diarrhea) and pneumonia in young calves and dystocia
Beef cattle, News, Other livestock

Weak Pound Revives U. K.’S Ailing Livestock Sector

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Aweak pound has revived Britain’s ailing livestock sector, boosting prices and helping restore profitability despite the global economic downturn, industry sources said April 8. “Exchange rates are having a tremendous impact on our markets at the moment. From around October the vast majority of producers have been above the line (making positive margins),” said Mick
Country Crossroads, Livestock

Banquet A “Rare” Treat

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“If you don’t eat them, you won’t know what makes them so special.” – PAM HEATH Eating a meal that includes animals on an “endangered” or “at risk” list can be a misunderstood affair. Nesbitt-area farmer Pam Heath knows that very well. She’s Manitoba’s co-ordinator for Rare Breeds Canada, a group trying to bring back
Livestock

Spring Snowstorm Hurts U. S. Cattle

Cattle producers last week were digging out from a rare springtime blizzard that dumped more than a foot of snow on March 28 and 29 that killed cattle and stressed others from the Texas panhandle to southwest Kansas. Cattle feedlot operators worked long hours during the weekend clearing paths so that cattle could be fed.
Beef cattle, News, Poultry

Red Meat Boosts Cancer Risk: Study

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“I don’t think it paints a picture of what is generally happening with consumers’ dietary habits.” – RON GLASER, BIC Battered by low incomes, trade challenges and other woes, Canadian livestock producers’ latest problem is a new study which says eating red meat can shorten your life. The U. S. study tracked half a million
Livestock

Marketings Drop As Cattle Storm-Stayed

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Marketings of cattle at Manitoba auction markets in the first part of last week were described as good, but any sales from Wednesday, March 18 forward to Friday, March 27, were pretty thin because of the winter storm that hit the province. “Marketings in the first part of the week started off OK, but when
Livestock, Other livestock

Bluetongue Insurance Now Available For 2009

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Bluetongue insurance for 2009 is now available to all Canadian sheep producers. The voluntary program provides affordable insurance coverage for mortality, business interruption and consequential losses due to bluetongue – an insect-borne viral disease of sheep and other livestock. Producers have until June 30, 2009 to apply for the annual coverage, which supplements funding available
Beef cattle, Livestock

U. S. Cattle Fattening Up As Beef Sales Slow

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“The real problem is demand.” U. S. cattle have been gaining weight instead of earning money for producers these days, but beef sales should speed up during the spring grilling season. The average weight of steers and heifers set monthly records in January, and February, and remained large in March, according to the Livestock Marketing

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